by Frank Wedekind (1864 - 1918)
Xanthippe
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG
Die böse Frau Xanthippe heißt, Die ihren Mann am Halstuch reißt. Sie goß das volle Nachtgefäß Hinunter über Sokrates. Da sprach der Weise sehr verlegen: "Aufs Donnerwetter folgt der Regen."
Text Authorship:
- by Frank Wedekind (1864 - 1918), "Xanthippe", first published 1914 [author's text not yet checked 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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Xanthippe", 2008 [medium voice and piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "Xanthippe", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2009-03-08
Line count: 6
Word count: 30