by
Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875)
Herr Dr. B. und der Dichter
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): 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.
Authorship:
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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Dr. B. and the poet
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
"Right pretty poetry; no, [I say that] without flattery!
But there is one thing that I find lacking in your works."
"Namely?" -- "An angle." -- "An angle! Well, upon my soul!" --
"Make sure you get yourself one of those, my good man!" -- "It’s a bargain!
I shall immediately tie a knot in my handkerchief!"
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875), "Herr Dr. B. und der Dichter"
This text was added to the website: 2021-06-18
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Word count: 53