You tell me that I am no princess | You tell me that I am no princess

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by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914)

Translation © by Donna (Bareket) Breitzer

Du sagst mir, daß ich keine Fürstin sei

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

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE

Du sagst mir, daß ich keine Fürstin sei;
Auch du bist nicht auf Spaniens Thron entsprossen.
Nein, Bester, stehst du auf bei Hahnenschrei,
Fährst du aufs Feld und nicht in Staatskarossen.
  Du spottest mein um meine Niedrigkeit,
Doch Armuth thut dem Adel nichts zu Leid.
  Du spottest, daß mir Krone fehlt und Wappen,
Und fährst doch selber nur mit Schusters Rappen.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Paul Heyse, Italienisches Liederbuch, Berlin: Verlag von Wilhelm Hertz (Bessersche Buchhandlung), 1860, page 50.

Text Authorship:

by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Rispetti, in Toscanisch, no. 105, first published 1860 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Tu vai dicendo ch'io non son regina", appears in Canti popolari toscani, corsi, illirici, greci, raccolti ed illustrati da Niccolò Tommaseo, Venezia, G. Tasso, first published 1841
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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), "Du sagst mir, daß ich keine Fürstin sei", 1890-6, from Italienisches Liederbuch, no. 28 [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) , "You tell me that I am no princess", 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: 2004-01-17
Line count: 8
Word count: 61

You tell me that I am no princess

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

You tell me that I am no  princess;
You are also not  descended from the Spanish throne.
No, my dear fellow, you get up at cock's crow,
You ride to the field, and not in a state carriage.
You mock me for my lowliness,
But poverty does not harm   nobility.
You jeer, that I am  wanting crown and coat-of-arms,
And you yourself only  ride on Shank's pony!

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

Based on:

a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Tu vai dicendo ch'io non son regina", appears in Canti popolari toscani, corsi, illirici, greci, raccolti ed illustrati da Niccolò Tommaseo, Venezia, G. Tasso, first published 1841
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website: 2004-01-17
Line count: 8
Word count: 67