by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)
Die Geniale
Language: German (Deutsch)
Lustig auf den Kopf, mein Liebchen, stell dich, in die Luft die Bein'! Heisa! Ich will sein dein Bübchen, heute nacht soll Hochzeit sein! Wenn du Shakespeare kannst vertragen, O du liebe Unschuld du! Wirst du mich wohl auch ertragen und noch jedermann dazu.
Confirmed with Joseph Freiherrn von Eichendorff, Gedichte, Berlin, Verlag von M. Simion, 1841, page 256.
Text Authorship:
- by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Die Geniale", appears in Gedichte, in 4. Frühling und Liebe [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 Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897 - 1957), "Die Geniale", 1911/3, from Einfache Lieder, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897 - 1957), "Die Geniale", 1911-14 [ voice and piano ], from Vier Nachgelassene Lieder, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Paul Hindemith) , "The Genius", copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "La géniale", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Peter Donderwinkel
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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