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Hoffärtig seid Ihr, schönes Kind, und geht Mit Euren Freiern um auf stolzem Fuß. Spricht man Euch an, kaum daß Ihr Rede steht, Als kostet' Euch zuviel ein holder Gruß. Bist keines Alexanders Töchterlein, Kein Königreich wird deine Mitgift sein, Und willst du nicht das Gold, so nimm das Zinn; Willst du nicht Liebe, nimm Verachtung hin.
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Confirmed with Paul Heyse, Italienisches Liederbuch, Berlin: Verlag von Wilhelm Hertz (Bessersche Buchhandlung), 1860, page 50.
Text Authorship:
- by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Rispetti, in Toscanisch, no. 106, first published 1860 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Bella che troppo in alto vi tenete", appears in Canti popolari toscani, corsi, illirici, greci, raccolti ed illustrati da Niccolò Tommaseo, Venezia, G. Tasso, first published 1841
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), no title, 1890-6, from Italienisches Liederbuch, no. 13
Score: IMSLP [external link] [sung text checked 1 time]
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 (Donna (Bareket) Breitzer) , "You are haughty, beautiful child", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Alberto Pedrotti , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2003-12-29
Line count: 8
Word count: 57
Orgullosa sou, bella criatura, i tracteu els vostres pretendents de forma arrogant. Si us parlen, a penes us digneu a donar resposta, com si una salutació amical us costés força. No sou pas la filla d’Alexandre, cap reialme serà la vostra dot, i si no voleu l’or, preneu l’estany; si no voleu l’amor, preneu el menyspreu.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2021 by Salvador Pila, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Rispetti, in Toscanisch, no. 106, first published 1860
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Bella che troppo in alto vi tenete", appears in Canti popolari toscani, corsi, illirici, greci, raccolti ed illustrati da Niccolò Tommaseo, Venezia, G. Tasso, first published 1841
This text was added to the website: 2021-06-21
Line count: 8
Word count: 56