by Joseph Viktor von Scheffel (1826 - 1886)
Translation © by Guy Laffaille

[IV]. Der tugendhafte Schreiber. Im...
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
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Ich schrieb allzeit nur wenig,
Doch allzeit tugendhaft,
Und hab die Kleinode verzeichnet,
Die sich der Burgschatz beschafft.

Ich schreib' in meine Register
Mit der Aufschrift: Paula - heut ein:
Der Wartburg ist erworben
Ein neuer Edelstein.

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

•   F. Liszt 

Confirmed with "Der Brautwillkomm auf Wartburg", Fünf Dichtungen von Joseph Viktor von Scheffel, Stuttgart: Verlag von Adolf Bonz & Comp., 1887, page 33. Under the poem are these words: "(Eine Truhe für Schmucksachen und ein altertümliches Schreibzeug.)", which can be translated "(A chest for jewelry and an antique desk set.)"


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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The virtuous scribe. In the garb of a chancellor. Serious. Pedantic.", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website: 2010-01-31
Line count: 8
Word count: 36

J'ai toujours écrit mais peu
Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch) 
J'ai toujours écrit mais peu,
Mais toujours vertueusement,
Et j'ai enregistré les joyaux
Que le trésor du château a acquis.

J'ai inscrit dans mon registre
Avec l'inscription : Paula -- aujourd'hui :
Le Wartburg a acquis
Un nouveau joyau.

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Translations of title(s):
"Der tugendhafte Schreiber (Im Kanzlergewand. Serios. Pedantisch.)" = "Le scribe vertueux. (En costume de chancelier. Sérieux. Pédant.)"
"IV. Der tugendhafte Schreiber. Im Kanzler-Gewand. Seriös. Pedantisch." = "IV. Le scribe vertueux. En costume de chancelier. Sérieux. Pédant."


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  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2019 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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This text was added to the website: 2019-02-20
Line count: 8
Word count: 36