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by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884)
Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Der Hidalgo
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA
Es ist so süß, zu scherzen
Mit Liedern und mit Herzen
Und mit dem ernsten Streit.
Erglänzt des Mondes Schimmer,
Da treibt's mich fort vom Zimmer
Durch Platz und Gassen weit;
Da bin zur Lieb' ich immer
Wie zum Gefecht bereit.

Die Schönen von Sevilla
Mit [Fächern]1 und Mantilla
Blicken den Strom entlang;
Sie lauschen mit Gefallen,
Wenn meine Lieder schallen
Zum Mandolinenklang,
Und dunkle Rosen fallen
Mir vom Balkon zum Dank.

Ich trage, wenn ich singe,
Die Zither und die Klinge
[Von Toledanischem]2 Stahl.
Ich sing' an manchem Gitter 
Und höhne manchen Ritter
Mit keckem Lied zumal,
[Der Dame]3 gilt die Zither,
Die Klinge dem Rival.

Auf denn zum Abenteuer!
Schon losch der Sonne Feuer
[Hinter den Bergen]4 aus;
Der Mondnacht [Dämmrungsstunden]5,
Sie bringen Liebeskunden,
Sie bringen blut'gen Strauß;
Und Blumen oder Wunden
Trag' morgen ich nach Haus.

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

•   V. Lachner •   R. Schumann 

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Confirmed with Emanuel Geibels Gesammelte Werke in acht Bänden. Erster Band. Jugendgedichte. -- Zeitstimmen. -- Sonette., Stuttgart, Verlag der J. G. Cotta'schen Buchhandlung, 1883, pages 19-20.

1 Lachner: "Fächer"
2 Lachner: "Von toledan'schem"; Schumann: "Vom Toledan'schen"
3 Schumann: "Den Damen"
4 Lachner, Schumann: "Jenseits der Berge"
5 Lachner: "Dämmerstunden"

Text Authorship:

  • by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), "Der Hidalgo", appears in Jugendgedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Lübeck und Bonn [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 Fritz Fürst , "Der Hidalgo", published 1894 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 2, Wien, Lewy [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Ferdinand Gumbert (1818 - 1896), "Der Hidalgo", op. 37 (Drei Lieder von Geibel und Heine) no. 2, published 1850 [ bass or baritone and piano ], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Vinzenz Lachner (1811 - 1893), "Der Hidalgo", op. 13 (6 Lieder) no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Eduard Lassen (1830 - 1904), "Der Hidalgo", published 1869 [ baritone and piano or orchestra ], from Drei Lieder für Bariton, no. 3, Breslau, Hainauer [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Hans Michael Schletterer (1824 - 1893), "Der Hidalgo", op. 3 no. 3, published 1852 [ voice and piano ], from 3 Lieder von E. Geibel, no. 3, Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Der Hidalgo", op. 30 no. 3 (1840), published 1841 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Gedichte von Emanuel Geibel, no. 3, Berlin, Bote und Bock [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Friedrich Hieronymus Truhn (1811 - 1886), "Der Hidalgo", op. 38 no. 2, published 1840 [ voice and piano ], from Lieder aus Spanien , no. 2, Berlin, Schlesinger [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Hermann Wichmann (1824 - 1905), "Der Hidalgo", op. 25 no. 11, published 1860 [ voice and piano ], from Lieder-Album, no. 11, Berlin, Bahn [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "El "hidalgo"", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De hidalgo", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The hidalgo", copyright ©
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "L'hidalgo", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Bertram Kottmann , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 32
Word count: 145

Il est si doux de plaisanter
Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Il est si doux de plaisanter
Avec des chansons, avec des cœurs
Et avec de sérieux combats !
Quand luit le clair de lune
Cela m'attire hors de ma chambre,
A travers places et ruelles ;
Là je suis toujours prêt pour l'amour
Comme pour le combat.

Les belles de Séville
Avec éventail et mantille
Passent en regardant le fleuve ;
Elles écoutent avec plaisir
Lorsque s'élèvent mes chansons
Accompagnées à la mandoline.
Et des roses sombres tombent
Des balcons pour me remercier.

Lorsque je chante je porte
La cithare et une lame
En acier de Tolède.
Je chante à de nombreuses grilles
Et ris de nombreux chevaliers
Avec surtout des chansons hardies,
La cithare s'adresse aux dames,
La lame aux rivaux.

Debout donc pour l'aventure !
Déjà s'éteint le feu du soleil
De ce côté de la montagne.
Les nuits de lune aux heures de crépuscule
Apportent une clientèle amoureuse,
Apportent des combats sanglants,
Et au matin je rapporte à la maison
Fleurs ou blessures.

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Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2009 by Pierre Mathé, (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), "Der Hidalgo", appears in Jugendgedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Lübeck und Bonn
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This text was added to the website: 2009-08-13
Line count: 32
Word count: 162

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