by Émile Albert Kayenberg (1860 - 1929), as Albert Giraud
Translation by Otto Erich Hartleben (1864 - 1905)
L'Alphabet
Language: French (Français)
Un alphabet bariolé, Dont chaque lettre était un masque, Fut l’abécédaire fantasque Qu’en mon enfance j’épelai. Très longtemps je me rappelai, Mieux que mes sabres et mon casque, Un alphabet bariolé Dont chaque lettre était un masque. Aujourd’hui, mon cœur enjôlé, Vibrant comme un tambour de basque, Rêve un Arlequin bergamasque, Traçant d’un corps arc-en-ciellé Un alphabet bariolé.
Confirmed with Albert Giraud, Héros et Pierrots, Librairie Fischbacher (Collection des poètes français de l’étranger), 1898, pages 153-154.
Text Authorship:
- by Émile Albert Kayenberg (1860 - 1929), as Albert Giraud, "L'Alphabet", written 1884, appears in Pierrot lunaire, Paris, Éd. Alphonse Lemerre, first published 1884 [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 Georgina Derbez (b. 1968), "L'Alphabet", 2023 [ soprano and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Otto Erich Hartleben (1864 - 1905) , "Das Alphabet", appears in Pierrot lunaire, Berlin, Verlag Deutscher Phantasten, first published 1893 ; composed by Otto Vrieslander.
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Word count: 58
Das Alphabet
Language: German (Deutsch) after the French (Français)
Das Alphabet — ein scheckig Heer Von vierundzwanzig bunten Masken! Dran hab ich in der Kindheit Tagen Das Buchstabieren einst erlernt. Und treuer bliebs mir im Gedächtnis, Als selbst mein Säbel und mein Helm: Das Alphabet — ein scheckig Heer Von vierundzwanzig bunten Masken. Heut ist mir gar, als wär Parade! Es klopft mein Herz in schnellrem Schlag: Mein regenbogenfarbger Leutnant, Mein Harlequin, führt mir vorüber Das Alphabet — ein scheckig Heer.
Text Authorship:
- by Otto Erich Hartleben (1864 - 1905), "Das Alphabet", appears in Pierrot lunaire, Berlin, Verlag Deutscher Phantasten, first published 1893 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Émile Albert Kayenberg (1860 - 1929), as Albert Giraud, "L'Alphabet", written 1884, appears in Pierrot lunaire, Paris, Éd. Alphonse Lemerre, first published 1884
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Otto Vrieslander (1880 - 1950), "Das Alphabet", 1905?, published 1905 [ medium voice and piano ], from Pierrot lunaire, Dichtungen von A. Giraud ins deutstche übertragen von O. E. Hartleben, no. 36, München, Heinrich Lewy [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2023-04-08
Line count: 13
Word count: 72