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Es fiedeln die Geigen, Da tritt in den Reigen Ein seltsamer Gast; Kennt keiner den Dürren, Galant aus dem Schwirren Die Braut er sich faßt. Hebt an, sich zu schwenken In allen Gelenken. [Das]1 Fräulein im Kranz: «Euch knacken die Beine -- » «Bald rasseln auch deine, Frisch auf spielt zum Tanz!» Die Spröde hinterm Fächer, Der Zecher vom Becher, Der Dichter so lind. Muß auch mit zum Tanze, Daß die Lorbeern vom Kranze Fliegen im Wind. So schnurret der Reigen Zum Saal 'raus ins Schweigen Der prächtigen Nacht; Die Klänge verwehen, Die Hähne schon krähen, Da verstieben sie sacht. -- So [gings schon]2 [vor Zeiten]3 [Und]4 geht es noch heute, Und [hörest]5 du hell Aufspielen zum Reigen, Wer weiß, wem sie geigen, -- [Hüt]6 dich, Gesell !
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View text without footnotes1 Schreiter: "Spricht's"
2 Herzogenberg: "ging es"
3 Schreiter, Wetzel: "vorzeiten"
4 Schreiter: "So"
5 Wetzel: "hörst"
6 Herzogenberg: "Hüte"
Text Authorship:
- by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Der Kehraus", appears in Gedichte, in 7. Romanzen [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 Carl Georg Peter Grädener (1812 - 1883), "Kehraus", op. 45 (Sechs Lieder für Sopran und Alt mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1876 [ vocal duet for soprano and alto with piano ], Hamburg, Schuberth [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich von Herzogenberg (1843 - 1900), "Der Kehraus", op. 10 (Lieder für gemischten Chor) no. 5, published 1870 [ mixed chorus a cappella ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Arnold Mendelssohn (1855 - 1933), "Der Kehraus", published 1900 [ voice and piano ], from Lieder und Gesänge, no. 16, Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]
- by Winfried Schreiter (b. 1930), "Der Kehraus", 2005 [ voice, viola, and piano ], from Zwei Lieder für eine Singstimme, Viola und Klavier, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by (Percy) Gerd Watkinson (b. 1918), "Der Kehraus" [ SATB chorus ], from Musik bewegt mich, no. 10 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Justus Hermann Wetzel (1879 - 1973), "Der Kehraus" [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hermann Karl Josef Zilcher (1881 - 1948), "Der Kehraus", op. 60 no. 10, published 1927 [ voice and piano ], from Eichendorff-Zyklus, no. 10 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (John H. Campbell) , "Dance of Death", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Dernière danse", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: John H. Campbell , Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 30
Word count: 130
Toquen els violins, quan un estrany convidat s'uneix al ball; ningú coneix l'home escardalenc, que, galant enmig de la gatzara, s'agafa a la núvia. Comença a bellugar-se amb tot el cos. La núvia amb la corona li diu:: «Us cruixen les cames--» «Prou aviat les teves també faran soroll, endavant, toqueu per al ball!» L'esquerpa darrere el ventall, el bevedor darrere la seva copa, el poeta tan gentil, també han d'unir-se al ball, de manera que els llorers de la corona voleïn al vent. Així la dansa serpenteja fora de la sala vers el silenci de l’esplèndida nit; els sons s'esvaeixen, els galls ja canten, i així desapareixen poc a poc en un núvol de pols. -- Així era en els temps antics i així roman avui encara, i si sents clarament la música que sona per al ball, qui sap per a qui toquen, -- ves en compte, amic meu!
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Translations of titles:
"Der Kehraus" = "El darrer ball"
"Kehraus" = "Darrer ball"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2026 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.
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Der Kehraus", appears in Gedichte, in 7. Romanzen
This text was added to the website: 2026-11-01
Line count: 30
Word count: 149
