by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
Translation by Samuil Yakovlevich Marschak (1887 - 1964)
Mein Knecht! steh auf und sattle schnell
Language: German (Deutsch)
Mein Knecht! steh auf und sattle schnell, Und wirf dich auf dein Roß, Und jage rasch durch Wald und Feld Nach König Duncans Schloß. Dort schleiche in den Stall, und wart, Bis dich der Stallbub schaut. Den forsch mir aus: "Sprich, welche ist Von Duncans Töchtern Braut?" Und spricht der Bub: "Die Braune ist's", So bring mir schnell die Mär. Doch spricht der Bub: "Die Blonde ist's", So eilt das nicht so sehr. Dann geh zum Meister Seiler hin, Und kauf mir einen Strick, Und reite langsam, sprich kein Wort, Und bring mir den zurück.
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Authorship:
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), "Die Botschaft", appears in Buch der Lieder, in Junge Leiden, in Romanzen, no. 7 [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 (Mary) Frances Allitsen, née Bumpus (1848 - 1912), "Die Botschaft", published 1892 [ voice and piano ], from Album of Eight Songs [later reissued as Eight Songs from Poems by Heine], no. 4, London, R. Cocks, also set in English [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Albert Biehl (1835 - 1899), "Mein Knecht, steh' auf", op. 79 (Vier Lieder für vierstimmigen Männerchor) no. 2, published 1880 [ four-part men's chorus ], Hamburg, Hentze [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Hermann Ehrfried Böhmer (1799 - 1884), "Die Botschaft", op. 64 (Vier Lieder) no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by J. von Bolto , "Die Botschaft", from Fünf Lieder, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Nicolae Bretan (1887 - 1968), "Die Botschaft", 1932, published 198-? [ medium voice and piano ], from Lieder zu Gedichten von Heinrich Heine, Nikolaus Lenau, Rainer Maria Rilke, also set in English ("The emissary") and Romanian ("Solia") [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Max Brod (1884 - 1968), "Die Botschaft", op. 1b (1901), rev. 1940 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gerard Bunk (1888 - 1958), "Die Botschaft", op. 24 (Acht Lieder nach Texten von Heinrich Heine) no. 7 (1910?) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Anton Deprosse (1838 - 1878), "Die Botschaft", op. 32 (Drei Balladen) no. 3, published 1871 [ alto or baritone and piano ], Hamburg, Pohle [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Fallberg (1886 - 1975), "Die Botschaft", op. 9 (Songs) no. 5, published c1916 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Zdenko Antonín Václav Fibich (1850 - 1900), "Mein Knecht! Steh' auf!", H. 146 (1871) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hermann Hanschmann , "Die Botschaft", published 1888 [ voice and piano ], from Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebleitung, no. 4, Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen's Verlag [sung text not yet checked]
- by Valentin Alekseyevich Makarov (1908 - 1952?), "Die Botschaft" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Erik Meyer-Helmund (1861 - 1932), "Die Botschaft", op. 29 (Drei Lieder) no. 1, published 1886 [ voice and piano ], Hamburg, Rahter [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hugo Nolthenius (1848 - 1929), "Die Botschaft", published 1894 [ voice and piano ], from Zwei Dichtungen von Heine für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 2, Amsterdam, De Algemeene Muziekhandel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ofrossipov , "Die Botschaft" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alfred Reisenauer (1863 - 1907), "Die Botschaft", op. 13 (Balladen und Romanzen) no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Karl Gottlieb Reissiger (1798 - 1859), "Die Botschaft", op. 95 (Lieder und Balladen) no. 3, published 1834 [ bass or baritone and piano ], Dresden, Paul [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz Joseph Schütky (1817 - 1893), "Die Botschaft", op. 11 (Lieder) no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Max Stange (1856 - 1932), "Die Botschaft", op. 2 (Drei Gesänge für 1 tiefe Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ernst Tschiderer (1830 - 1916), "Die Botschaft", from Lyrische Blätter, Heft 2, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Werner Wolff (1883?5 - 1961?), "Die Botschaft", from Lieder, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
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- Also set in English, a translation by Louis Napoleon Parker (1852 - 1944) ; composed by Louis Napoleon Parker.
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- Also set in English, a translation by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker (1845 - 1904) , "The message", appears in Poems Selected from Heinrich Heine, ed. by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker, London: Walter Scott, Limited, page 26, first published 1887 ; composed by Frances Allitsen, née Bumpus, Richard Stöhr.
- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Robert Caby.
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- Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Samuil Yakovlevich Marschak (1887 - 1964) ; composed by Valery Aleksandrovich Gavrilin, Yuri Aleksandrovich Shaporin.
- Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Mikhail Larionovich Mikhailov (1829 - 1865) , "Гонец", written 1848/58 ; composed by G. A. Goldenberg, Mikhail Nikolayevich Ofrosimov, Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov.
- Also set in Swedish (Svenska), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Johan Thor.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The message", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Le message", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 95
Гонец
Language: Russian (Русский) after the German (Deutsch)
Скачи, гонец, во весь опор через леса, поля, пока не въедешь ты во двор Дункана короля. Спроси в конюшне у людей, кого король-отец из двух прекрасных дочерей готовит под венец. Коль черный локон под фатой - ко мне стрелой лети, а если локон золотой, - не торопись в пути. В канатной лавке раздобудь веревку для меня и поезжай в обратный путь, не горяча коня!
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Note on TransliterationsAuthorship:
- by Samuil Yakovlevich Marschak (1887 - 1964) [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), "Die Botschaft", appears in Buch der Lieder, in Junge Leiden, in Romanzen, no. 7
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Valery Aleksandrovich Gavrilin (1939 - 1999), "Гонец", published 1996, from Vokal'ji cikl na stikhi G. Gejne : nemetskaja tetrad', no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Yuri Aleksandrovich Shaporin (1887 - 1966), "Гонец", published 1965, from Romances et chansons, Cahier seconde = Romances and songs, second book, also in English ("Messenger") and French ("Messager") [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-10
Line count: 16
Word count: 64