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Wie lange schon war immer mein Verlangen: Ach, wäre doch ein [Musikus]1 mir gut! Nun ließ der Herr mich meinen Wunsch erlangen Und schickt mir einen, [ganz]2 wie Milch und Blut. Da kommt er eben her mit sanfter Miene, Und senkt den Kopf und spielt die Violine.
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Paul Heyse, Italienisches Liederbuch, Berlin: Verlag von Wilhelm Hertz (Bessersche Buchhandlung), 1860, page 21.
1 Goetz: "Musicus"1 Goetz: "fast"
Text Authorship:
- by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Rispetti, in Toscanisch, no. 43, first published 1860 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Oh, quanto tempo l'ho desiderato", appears in Canti popolari toscani. Raccolti e annotati da Giuseppe Tigri, Firenze, Barbera, first published 1856
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Hans Ebert (1889 - 1952), "Der Musikus", op. 21 no. 5, published 1918 [ medium voice and piano ], from Italienischer Liederkreis (nach dem Italien. Liederbuch von Paul Heyse) für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianoforte , no. 5, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hermann (Gustav) Goetz (1840 - 1876), no title, op. 4 no. 6 (1866), published 1869 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], from Rispetti: Sechs Italienische Volksgesänge, no. 6, Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hans Hermann (1870 - 1931), "Erfüllter Wunsch", op. 6 (Drei Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1897 [ voice and piano ], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Huber (1852 - 1921), "Italienisches Volkslied", op. 72a (Sieben Gesänge nach Volksliedern) no. 7, published 1884 [ voice and piano ], Zürich, Gassmann [sung text not yet checked]
- by Cornélie van Oosterzee (1863 - 1943), "Italienisches Volkslied", op. 3 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3 [ voice and piano ], Amsterdam : De Algemeene Muziekhandel [sung text not yet checked]
- by August Overbeck , "Italienisches Volkslied", op. 3 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebleitung) no. 2, published 1888 [ voice and piano ], Mannheim, Hasdenteufel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), no title, 1890-6, from Italienisches Liederbuch, no. 11 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Donna (Bareket) Breitzer) , "How long has my yearning always been", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Alberto Pedrotti , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-09
Line count: 6
Word count: 49
How long has my yearning always been: Ah, if only a musician loved me! Now the lord has granted me my wish And sends me one, all pink and white. Here he comes, with gentle mien, And lowers his head, and plays the violin.
Text Authorship:
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Rispetti, in Toscanisch, no. 43, first published 1860
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Oh, quanto tempo l'ho desiderato", appears in Canti popolari toscani. Raccolti e annotati da Giuseppe Tigri, Firenze, Barbera, first published 1856
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-09
Line count: 6
Word count: 45