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Schweig' einmal still, du garst'ger Schwätzer dort! Zum Ekel ist mir dein verwünschtes Singen. Und triebst du es bis morgen früh so fort, Doch würde dir kein schmuckes Lied gelingen. Schweig' einmal still und lege dich aufs Ohr! Das Ständchen eines Esels zög ich vor.
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Confirmed with Paul Heyse, Italienisches Liederbuch, Berlin: Verlag von Wilhelm Hertz (Bessersche Buchhandlung), 1860, page 17.
Authorship
- by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Rispetti, in Toscanisch, no. 36, first published 1860 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]
- a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Stattene zitta, brutta cicalina", 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 Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Schweig' einmal still, du garst'ger Schwätzer dort!", 1890-6, from Italienisches Liederbuch, no. 43 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Donna (Bareket) Breitzer) , "Be silent for once, you detestable babbler!", 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 text: Alberto Pedrotti , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2004-01-17
Line count: 6
Word count: 45
Be silent for once, you detestable babbler! Your cursed singing makes me sick. And if you carried on so until tomorrow morning, You would still not manage a decent song. Be silent for once, and lay yourself on the ear! I would prefer the serenade of a donkey!
Authorship
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Donna (Bareket) Breitzer, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Rispetti, in Toscanisch, no. 36, first published 1860
- a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Stattene zitta, brutta cicalina", appears in Canti popolari toscani. Raccolti e annotati da Giuseppe Tigri, Firenze, Barbera, first published 1856
This text was added to the website: 2004-01-17
Line count: 6
Word count: 49