I had already stretched out my weary limbs in bed | I had already stretched out my weary limbs in bed

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by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914)

Translation © by Donna (Bareket) Breitzer

Schon streckt' ich aus im Bett die müden...

Language: German (Deutsch) after the Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE

Schon streckt' ich aus im Bett die müden Glieder,
Da tritt dein Bildnis vor mich hin, du Traute.
Gleich spring' ich auf, fahr' in die Schuhe wieder
Und wandre durch die Stadt mit meiner Laute.
Ich sing' und spiele, daß die Straße schallt;
So Manche lauscht - vorüber bin ich bald.
So manches Mädchen hat mein Lied gerührt,
Indeß der Wind schon Sang und Klang entführt.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Paul Heyse, Italienisches Liederbuch, Berlin: Verlag von Wilhelm Hertz (Bessersche Buchhandlung), 1860, page 63.

Text Authorship:

by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Rispetti, in Toscanisch, no. 133, first published 1860 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "E m'ero spolto per andare a letto", appears in Canti popolari toscani. Raccolti e annotati da Giuseppe Tigri, Firenze, Barbera, first published 1856
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Schon streckt' ich aus im Bett die müden Glieder", 1890-6, from Italienisches Liederbuch, no. 27 [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) , "I had already stretched out my weary limbs in bed", 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: 2003-12-30
Line count: 8
Word count: 65

I had already stretched out my weary limbs in bed

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

I had already stretched out my weary limbs in bed,
When you appeared to me, my love.
Straight up I jump, slip on my shoes again
And wander through the town with my lute.
I sing and play and make the street resound;
So many women listen - I'm quickly past.
So many girls are moved by my song,
When the wind has borne song and sound away.

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. 133, first published 1860
- Go to the text page.

Based on:

a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "E m'ero spolto per andare a letto", appears in Canti popolari toscani. Raccolti e annotati da Giuseppe Tigri, Firenze, Barbera, first published 1856
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website: 2003-12-30
Line count: 8
Word count: 67