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by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884)
Translation © by Amelia Maria Imbarrato

Ich bin ein lust'ger Geselle
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT DUT ENG FRE ITA
Ich bin ein lust'ger Geselle,
Wer könnt auf Erden fröhlicher sein!
Mein Rößlein so helle, so helle,
Das trägt mich mit Windesschnelle
In's blühende Leben hinein! --
Trara!
In's [blühende]2 Leben hinein.

Es [tönt]3 an meinem Munde
Ein silbernes Horn von süßem Schall,
Es tönt wohl manche Stunde,
Von [Fels]4 und Wald in der Runde
Antwortet der Widerhall! --
Trara!
[Antwortet]2 der Widerhall.

Und komm ich zu festlichen Tänzen,
Zu Scherz und Spiel im sonnigen Wald,
Wo schmachtende Augen mir glänzen
Und Blumen den Becher bekränzen,
Da schwing ich vom Roß mich alsbald --
Trara!
Da schwing ich vom Roß mich alsbald.

Süß lockt die Gitarre zum Reigen,
Ich küsse die Mädchen, ich trinke den Wein;
Doch will hinter blühenden Zweigen
Die purpurne Sonne sich neigen,
Da [muß geschieden]5 sein --
Trara!
Da muß geschieden sein.

Es zieht mich hinaus in die Ferne;
Ich gebe dem flüchtigen Rosse den Sporn.
Ade! Wohl blieb ich noch gerne,
Doch winken schon [andre]6 Sterne,
Und grüssend [vertönet]1 das Horn --
Trara!
Und grüssend [vertönet]1 das Horn.

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

•   W. Lessmann •   R. Schumann •   W. Taubert 

W. Lessmann sets stanzas 1-2, 5

About the headline (FAQ)

View original text (without footnotes)
1 Lessmann: "ertöne"
2 omitted by Schumann
3 Taubert: "tönet"
4 Taubert: "Feld"
5 Taubert: "muß es geschieden"
6 Taubert: "andere"

Text Authorship:

  • by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), "Der Knabe mit dem Wunderhorn", appears in Jugendgedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Lübeck und Bonn [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Walter John Alexander Freymann (1866 - 1945), "Der Knabe mit dem Wunderhorn", 1912 [ men's chorus ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Adolf Jensen (1837 - 1879), "Der Knabe mit dem Wunderhorn", op. 24 (Sechs Lieder) no. 1, published 1864 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Senff  [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Vinzenz Lachner (1811 - 1893), "Der Knabe mit dem Wunderhorn", op. 15 (Gesänge für Männerstimmen), Heft 3 no. 4, published 1847-1848 [ men's chorus ], Mainz: Schott [sung text not yet checked]
  • by W. J. Otto Lessmann (1844 - 1918), "Der Knabe mit dem Wunderhorn", op. 8 (Drei Lieder) no. 2, published 1870, stanzas 1-2,5 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote und Bock [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by (Joseph) Joachim Raff (1822 - 1882), "Der Knabe mit dem Wunderhorn", op. 98 no. 28 (1855-63), from Sanges-Frühling, no. 28 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Joseph Rudolph Schachner (1821 - 1896), "Der lustige Geselle", op. 38 (Drei Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1874 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Schreiber [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Der Knabe mit dem Wunderhorn", op. 30 no. 1 (1840), published 1841 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Gedichte von Emanuel Geibel, no. 1, Berlin, Bote und Bock [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by (Karl Gottfried) Wilhelm Taubert (1811 - 1891), "Der Knabe mit dem Wunderhorn", op. 53 (2 Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte und Horn oder Violoncello) no. 1, published 1841 [ voice and piano and horn or cello ], Berlin, Schlesinger [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Catharina Van Rennes (1858 - 1940), "Der Knabe mit dem Wunderhorn", op. 13 no. 2, published 1890 [ vocal duet for soprano and alto with piano ], from Im Freien! Acht Duette für Sopran und Alt, no. 2, Frankfurt a/M., Steyl & Thomas [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Max Wilhelm Karl Vogrich (1852 - 1916), "Der Knabe mit dem Wunderhorn", published 1890 [ voice and piano ], from Erstes Lieder-Album, no. 6, Leipzig, Hofmeister [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Rudolf Winkler , "Ich bin ein lust'ger Geselle", op. 35 no. 2, published 1894 [ ttbb chorus ], Stuttgart: Zumsteeg [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Lidy van Noordenburg) , copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , no title, copyright ©
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 35
Word count: 176

Io sono un tipo allegro
Language: Italian (Italiano)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Io sono un tipo allegro, 
chi è più felice di me al mondo! 
Il mio cavallino è chiaro chiaro, 
e mi porta veloce come il vento 
dove la vita fiorisce più lieta! - 
Trara! 
Dove la vita fiorisce più lieta. 

Risuona dalla mia bocca 
un corno d'argento dalla dolce voce, 
risuona per tanto tempo, 
dalla rupe e dal bosco 
risponde intorno l'eco - 
Trara! 
Risponde l'eco. 

E se incontro danze di festa, 
scherzi e giochi nel bosco assolato, 
dove occhi languidi mi guardano 
e fiori incoronano i boccali, 
scendo subito da cavallo - 
Trara! 
Scendo subito da cavallo. 

Dolce invita la chitarra alla danza in cerchio, 
io bacio le ragazze e bevo il vino; 
ma quando il sole purpureo 
si nasconde dietro i rami fioriti, 
allora bisogna andarsene - 
Trara! 
Allora bisogna andarsene. 

Devo andarmene lontano, 
sprono il cavallo veloce. 
Addio! resterei volentieri, 
ma mi chiamano già altre stelle, 
e vi saluta il suono del corno - 
Trara! 
E vi saluta il suono del corno.

About the headline (FAQ)

Translation of title "Der Knabe mit dem Wunderhorn" = "Il ragazzo dal corno magico"

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to Italian (Italiano) copyright © by Amelia Maria Imbarrato, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you must ask the copyright-holder(s) directly for permission. If you receive no response, you must consider it a refusal.

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Based on:

  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), "Der Knabe mit dem Wunderhorn", appears in Jugendgedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Lübeck und Bonn
    • Go to the text page.

 

This text was added to the website: 2010-01-14
Line count: 35
Word count: 160

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