Come mi sento | Non so proprio come sto!

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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Translation © by Amelia Maria Imbarrato

Ich weiss nicht, wie mir ist!

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE ITA

Ich weiss nicht, wie [mir]¹ ist!
Ich bin nicht krank und nicht gesund,
Ich bin blessirt und hab' kein' Wund',
Ich weiss nicht, wie mir ist!

Ich tät gern essen und schmeckt mir nichts;
Ich hab' [ein]² Geld und gilt mir nichts,
Ich weiss nicht, wie mir ist!

Ich hab' sogar kein' Schnupftabak,
Und hab' kein Kreuzer Geld im Sack,
Ich weiss nicht wie mir ist, wie mir ist!

Heiraten tät ich auch schon gern',
Kann aber Kinderschrei'n nicht hör'n!
Ich weiss nicht, wie mir ist!

Ich hab' erst heut' den Doktor gefragt,
Der hat mir's [in's]³ Gesicht gesagt:
"Ich weiss wohl, was dir ist, was dir ist:
Ein Narr bist du gewiß!"
"Nun weiss ich, wie mir ist!"

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• E. d'Albert

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¹ d'Albert: "mir's"
² d'Albert: "kein"
³ d'Albert: "unter's"

Text Authorship:

from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , appears in Des Knaben Wunderhorn [author's text not yet checked 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 Eugen (Francis Charles) d'Albert (1864 - 1932), "Selbstgefühl", op. 28 (Sieben Lieder im Volkston aus "Des Knaben Wunderhorn") no. 6, published 1904? [sung text checked 1 time]
by Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911), "Selbstgefühl", published 1892 [ voice and piano ], Mainz, Schott [sung text checked 1 time]
by Hans Schmitt (1835 - 1907), "Ich weiss nicht wie mir ist", op. 33 (Zwei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1885 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Gutmann [sung text not yet checked]

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 (Emily Ezust) , "Self-Esteem", copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Sentiment de soi", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Come mi sento", copyright © 2006, (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: 18
Word count: 122

Come mi sento

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

Non so proprio come sto!
Non sto bene e mal non ho,
son ferito - dove? boh!
Non so proprio come sto!

Vorrei mangiare, e non mi piace niente,
ho soldi, e non mi compro un accidente.
Non so proprio come sto!

Tabacco, non ne ho neanche un pizzichino
e intasca non ho il becco d'un quattrino.
Non so proprio come sto!

Mi sposerei con vero e proprio spasso,
ma dei bambini non sopporto il chiasso.
Non so proprio come sto!

Oggi, alla fine, al dottore l'ho detto
e quello m'ha risposto schietto schietto:
io so bene come va,
tu sei matto in verità!
Ecco, almeno ora lo so.

Text Authorship:

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , appears in Des Knaben Wunderhorn
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This text was added to the website: 2006-07-05
Line count: 18
Word count: 108