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Es redet und träumet die Jugend so viel, Von Tänzen, Galloppen, Gelagen, Auf einmahl erreicht sie ein trügliches Ziel, Da hört man sie seufzen und klagen. Bald schmerzet der Hals, und bald schmerzet die Brust, Verschwunden ist alle die himmlische Lust, "Nur dießmahl noch kehr' mir Gesundheit zurück!" So flehet vom Himmel der hoffende Blick! Jüngst wähnt' auch ein Fräulein mit trübem Gefühl, Schon hätte ihr Stündlein geschlagen. Doch stand noch das Rädchen der Parze nicht still, Nun schöner die Freuden ihr tagen Drum Freunde, erhebet den frohen Gesang, Es lebe die teure Irene noch lang! Sie denke zwar oft an das falsche Geschick, Doch trübe sich nimmer ihr heiterer Blick.
Authorship
- by Karl Kolumban Schnitzer von Meerau (1795 - 1854) [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 Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Der Tanz", D 826 (1828) [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "El ball", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De dans", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "The dance", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "La danse", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 111
Ze praten en dromen, de jong'ren, zo veel, Van dansen, van stappen, gelagen. Opeens, ze bereiken een doel niet geheel, Dan hoort men ze zuchten en klagen. Nu hebben ze keelpijn, dan pijn in de borst, Verdwenen is iedere lust, alle dorst: 'Nog één keer gezondheid, niets meer nog vraag ik!' Zo smeekt van de hemel hun hopende blik! Laatst dacht ook een meisje met somber gevoel, Dat nu al haar uur had geslagen. Maar 't wieltje der Parce, dat draaide nog koel; Dus wachten haar vrolijker dagen. Dus, vrienden, hef aan nu je blije gezang, De lieve Irene, zij leve nog lang! Laat vaak haar maar denken hoe 't lot haar bedroog, Maar nimmer versomb'ren haar stralende oog.
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- Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2007 by Lau Kanen, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., please ask the copyright-holder(s) directly.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Karl Kolumban Schnitzer von Meerau (1795 - 1854)
This text was added to the website: 2007-10-27
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Word count: 119