by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875)
Herr Dr. B. und der Dichter
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG
"Recht hübsche Poesie; nein, ohne Schmeichelei! Aber eins vermiß ich an Ihren Sachen." "Nämlich?" -- "Eine Tendenz." -- "Tendenz! Ei, meiner Treu!" -- "Die kriegen Sie sich ja, mein Bester!" -- "Bleib's dabei! Will mir gleich einen Knopf an mein Sacktuch machen!"
Confirmed with Eduard Mörike, Gedichte, Dramatisches, Erzählendes, Zweite, erweiterte Auflage, Stuttgart: J.G. Cotta'sche Buchhandlung Nachf., 1961, page 232.
Text Authorship:
- by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875), "Herr Dr. B. und der Dichter" [author's text checked 2 times 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 Wilhelm Killmayer (1927 - 2017), "Herr Dr. B. und der Dichter", 2003/4, published 2014, first performed 2004 [ tenor and piano ], from Mörike-Lieder für Tenor und Klavier, no. 12, Mainz, London, Berlin, Madrid, New York, Paris, Prague, Tokyo, Toronto: Schott Music [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Dr. B. and the poet", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2007-06-29
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