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König
Kamt ihr hier her, mit euren Liedern
Aufruhr zu bringen unserm Thron?
Chorus
Aufs Neu' erwacht des Königs Zorn!
Königin (bittend)
O deutet's nicht so streng,
die Sänger ehrten nur den Meister,
der dieses Lied erdacht.
König
Hinweg! hinweg!
Königin
Doch eh' sie zieh'n, den einen Wunsch
Gewährt mir noch, ein Lied zu hören,
Mir lieb aus früher Jugendzeit,
"Entsagung" war's genannt;
(zu dem Jüngling)
Gewiss, du Sänger, kennst das Lied!
[Chorus
[Er wagt's!
[
[König (arglistig)
[ Singt denn
und setzt eure Worte gut,
Dass euch belohne meine Hand.
[Chorus
[ Des Königs Lippen im Lächeln beben,
[ o dürft' ich warnen das junge Blut.
[Königin
[ Musik, wohl braucht es solcher Stunden,
[ So heilig und so zaubervoll,
[ Wenn dieses arme Herz gesunden,
[ Das welkende genesen soll!
Authorship
- by Richard Pohl (1826 - 1896) [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 Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Kamt ihr hier her, mit euren Liedern", op. posth. 139 no. 10 (1852), published 1885 [ 2 solo voices, six-part chorus, and orchestra ], from Des Sängers Fluch : Ballade nach Ludwig Uhland bearbeitet von Richard Pohl für Solostimmen, Chor und Orchester, no. 10, Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Heu vingut aquí, amb els vostres cants", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Came you hither with your songs", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Êtes-vous venus ici avec vos chants", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2011-07-19
Line count: 33
Word count: 132
El rei:
Heu vingut aquí, amb els vostres cants
per portar aldarulls al nostre tron?
Cor:
De nou es desperta la còlera del rei!
La reina: (suplicant)
Oh, no ho interpretis tan severament,
els cantaires tan sols honoren el mestre
que ha compost aquesta cançó.
El rei:
Fora d’aquí! Fora d’aquí!
La reina:
Però abans que marxin, concedeix-me
encara un desig, escoltar una cançó
que m’agrada de la meva primera joventut,
“Renúncia” s’anomenava:
(al jovencell)
tu, cantaire, de ben segur coneixes la cançó!
[Cor:
[Ell gosa!
[
[El rei: (amb malícia)
[Canteu doncs
i composeu bé les vostres paraules
perquè la meva mà us pugui recompensar.
[Cor:
[Els llavis del rei tremolen en un somriure,
[oh, si pogués prevenir el jovenet.
[La reina:
[Música, bé són necessaris moments semblants,
[tan sagrats i encisadors,
[en els que aquest pobre cor recobri la salut
[i es guareixi el que s’ha marcit!
Authorship
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2020 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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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Richard Pohl (1826 - 1896)
This text was added to the website: 2020-05-04
Line count: 33
Word count: 149