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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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- by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, first published 1860 [author's text checked 1 time 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
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- by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Schweig einmal still, du garst'ger Schwätzer dort", 1890-6, from Italienisches Liederbuch, no. 43. [text verified 1 time]
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- ENG English (Donna Bareket) , title 1: "Be silent for once, you detestable babbler!", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title unknown, copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Alberto Pedrotti
Text added to the website: 2004-01-17 00:00:00
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:02:03
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!
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- 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), appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, 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
Text added to the website: 2004-01-17 00:00:00
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:02:03
Line count: 6
Word count: 49