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by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884)
Translation © by Salvador Pila

Seltsam ist Juanas Weise
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Spanish (Español) 
Our translations:  CAT ENG FRE
Seltsam ist Juanas Weise. 
Wenn ich steh' in Traurigkeit,
wenn ich seufz' und sage: heut,
"Morgen" spricht sie leise.

Trüb' ist sie, wenn ich mich freue;
lustig singt sie, wenn ich weine;
sag' ich, daß sie hold mir scheine,
spricht sie, daß sie stets mich scheue. 

Solcher Grausamkeit Beweise
brechen mir das Herz in Leid -
wenn ich seufz' und sage: heut,
"Morgen" spricht sie leise.

Heb' ich meine Augenlider,
weiß sie stets den Blick zu senken;
um ihn gleich empor zu lenken,
schlag' ich auch den meinen nieder. 

Wenn ich sie als Heil'ge preise,
nennt sie Dämon mich im Streit,
wenn ich seufz' und sage: heut,
"Morgen" spricht sie leise.

Sieglos heiß' ich auf der Stelle,
rühm' ich meinen Sieg bescheiden,
hoff' ich auf des Himmels Freuden,
prophezeit sie mir die Hölle. 

Ja, so ist ihr Herz von Eise,
säh' sie sterben mich vor Leid,
hörte mich noch seufzen: heut,
"Morgen" spräch' sie leise.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Spanisches Liederbuch, in 2. Weltliche Lieder, no. 56 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in Spanish (Español) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist
    • Go to the text page.

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Heinrich, Freiherr von Bach (1835 - 1915), as Heinrich Molbe, "Seltsam ist Juanas Weise", op. 3 no. 3, published 1879 [ voice and piano ], from 6 Lieder aus dem Spanischen von Geibel, für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 3, Wien, (Buchholz & Diebel Sort.) [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Hans Michael Schletterer (1824 - 1893), "Seltsam ist Juanas Weise", op. 10 (6 Lieder für Sopran ) no. 5, published 1864 [ soprano and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner  [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Seltsam ist Juanas Weise", 1889-90, from Spanisches Liederbuch: Weltliche Lieder, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Estranya és la faisó de la Juana", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2003-11-20
Line count: 28
Word count: 154

Estranya és la faisó de la Juana
Language: Catalan (Català)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Estranya és la faisó de la Juana.
Quan estic reblert de tristesa,
quan sospiro i dic: avui,
a mitja veu ella diu: “Demà.”

Ella està trista quan jo estic alegre;
canta joiosa quan jo ploro;
si li dic que em sembla encisadora,
diu que té sempre recel de mi.

Aitals signes de crueltat
parteixen de pena el meu cor –
quan sospiro i dic: avui,
a mitja veu ella diu: “Demà.”

Quan jo aixeco les parpelles,
sap sempre baixar el seu esguard;
perquè l’aixequi de nou,
cal que jo abaixi el meu.

Si l’enalteixo com una santa,
ella s’enutja i em diu dimoni,
quan sospiro i dic: avui,
a mitja veu ella diu: “Demà.”

Prest sóc tingut per derrotat
quan  modestament em jacto del meu triomf,
si espero la joia del cel,
ella em profetitza l’infern.

Sí, així és el seu cor de glaç,
si em veiés morir de pena,
i em sentís sospirar encara: avui,
“Demà” diria ella a mitja veu.

Text Authorship:

  • 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 Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Spanisches Liederbuch, in 2. Weltliche Lieder, no. 56
    • Go to the text page.

Based on:

  • a text in Spanish (Español) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist
    • Go to the text page.

 

This text was added to the website: 2021-10-23
Line count: 28
Word count: 162

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