Warning | My dog merely snarled at you

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by Richard Fedor Leopold Dehmel (1863 - 1920)

Translation © by John H. Campbell

Warnung

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Mein Hund, du, hat dich bloß beknurrt,
Und ich hab' ihn vergiftet;
Und ich hasse jeden Menschen,
Der Zwietracht stiftet.

Zwei blutrote Nelken 
Schick' ich dir, mein Blut du,
An der einen eine Knospe;
Den dreien sei gut, du, 
Bis ich komme.

Ich komme heute Nacht noch;
Sei allein, sei allein du!
Gestern, als ich ankam,
Starrtest du mit Jemand
Ins Abendrot hinein -- Du:
Denk an meinen Hund!

Text Authorship:

by Richard Fedor Leopold Dehmel (1863 - 1920), "Warnung", appears in Weib und Welt [author's text checked 1 time 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 Arnold Franz Walter Schoenberg (1874 - 1951), "Warnung", op. 3 (6 Lieder) no. 3 (1899) [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (John H. Campbell) , "Warning", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Avertissement", copyright © 2010, (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.
Line count: 15
Word count: 68

Warning

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

My dog merely snarled at you,
And I have poisoned him;
And I hate all mankind,
Who provokes quarrels.

Two blood-red carnations 
I sent you, my blood for you,
on the one a bud;
Those three should please you,
until I arrive.

I'll come this evening,
Be alone, you must be alone!
Yesterday, when I arrived,
I saw you with someone else 
in the sunset! You 
should remember my dog!

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Richard Fedor Leopold Dehmel (1863 - 1920), "Warnung", appears in Weib und Welt
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 15
Word count: 70