by Jens Peter Jacobsen (1847 - 1885)
Translation by Frida Schanz (1859 - 1944)
Der Page
Language: German (Deutsch) after the Danish (Dansk)
Von des Turmes Zinnenrand Sah der Page nieder, Starrte finster übers Land, Sann auf Liebeslieder. Fing von Stern und Rosenwang Stolpernd an zu stammeln, Suchte mühsam Klang zu Klang, Reim zu Reim zu sammeln. Klirrte mit dem Speer im Zorn Hob in hellem Rasen An den Mund sein blankes Horn Und begann zu blasen. Und zu Lust und Ohrenschmaus Für Gesell und Ferge Blies er seine Liebe aus über alle Berge.
Text Authorship:
- by Frida Schanz (1859 - 1944) [an adaptation] [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Danish (Dansk) by Jens Peter Jacobsen (1847 - 1885), "Genrebillede"
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Margarete Schweikert (1887 - 1957), "Der Page", 1905? [ voice and piano ], unpublished [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Robert Franz Arnold (1872 - 1938) , "Genrebild" ; composed by Hans Hermann, Jakob Wolff.
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2010-01-30
Line count: 16
Word count: 71