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by Ferdinand Gregorovius (1821 - 1891)
Translation © by Enrico Magnani
Klagen ist der Mond gekommen
Language: German (Deutsch) after the Italian (Italiano)
Klagen ist der Mond [gekommen]1, Vor der Sonne Angesicht, Soll ihm noch der Himmel frommen, Da du Glanz ihm nahmst und Licht? Seine Sterne ging er zählen, Und er will vor Leid vergehn: Zwei der schönsten Sterne fehlen, Die in deinem Antlitz stehn.
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Authorship:
- by Ferdinand Gregorovius (1821 - 1891), no title, appears in Toscanische Melodieen, no. 8 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "La luna s'è venuta a lamentare", 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 Ernst Frank (1847 - 1889), "Klagen ist der Mond gekommen", op. 11 no. 1, published 1875 [ voice and piano ], from Zehn toscanische Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 1, Mannheim, Sohler & D. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav Jenner (1865 - 1920), "Klagen ist der Mond gekommen", op. 3 no. 3, published 1894 [ SSA chorus or vocal trio of three female voices with piano ], from Zwölf Gesänge für dreistimmigen Frauenchor (SSA) oder 3 einzelne Frauenstimmen mit Pianoforte, no. 3, Berlin, Schlesinger [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Arno Kleffel (1840 - 1913), "Toskanisches Volkslied", op. 39 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1887 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ludwig Schneller , "Klagen ist der Mond gekommen", published 1894 [ voice and piano ], from Toscanische Melodien nach Ferd. Gregorovius für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, Heft 1, no. 4, Berlin, Schlesinger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Eduard, Freiherr von Seldeneck (1831 - 1886), "Klagen ist der Mond gekommen", op. 111, published 1884 [ voice and piano ], Baden-Baden, Sommermeyer [sung text not yet checked]
- by J. Sipergk , "Klagen ist der Mond gegangen", published 1875 [ voice and piano ], from Zwölf toscanische Volkslieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 3, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav Tyson Wolff (1840 - 1907), "Klagen ist der Mond gekommen", op. 29 no. 4, published 1886 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Zwölf toscanische Melodieen (nach Texten aus dem Volk), no. 4, Leipzig, (W. Dietrich.) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alexander Zemlinsky (1871 - 1942), "Klagen ist der Mond gekommen", op. 6 no. 2 (1898), from Walzer Gesänge nach toskanischen Volksliedern von Ferdinand Gregorovius, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The moon has come lamenting", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "La lune est venue se plaindre", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Enrico Magnani) , "Il lamento della luna", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Alfredo García) , "La luna se ha quejado", copyright © 2004, (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.
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Word count: 43
Il lamento della luna
Language: Italian (Italiano) after the German (Deutsch)
La luna inizia il suo lamento, davanti allo splendore del sole, a che mi serve restare nel cielo, se mi hanno tolto la luce e lo splendore? È andata a contare le sue stelle e muore di dispiacere : le due stelle più belle mancano perché splendono sul tuo viso.
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Italian (Italiano) copyright © 2007 by Enrico Magnani, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you must ask the copyright-holder(s) directly for permission. If you receive no response, you must consider it a refusal.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Ferdinand Gregorovius (1821 - 1891), no title, appears in Toscanische Melodieen, no. 8
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "La luna s'è venuta a lamentare", appears in Canti popolari toscani. Raccolti e annotati da Giuseppe Tigri, Firenze, Barbera, first published 1856
This text was added to the website: 2007-10-15
Line count: 8
Word count: 50