The wind blows roughly and moaningly

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by Emile Mario Vacano (1840 - 1892)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Der Wind geht rauh und wimmernd

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

  Der Wind geht rauh und wimmernd,
Der Himmel trübt sich schwer, 
Die Kürbisblätter wanken
So fröstelnd hin und her.

  Das arme Zigeunermädchen
Spinnt ihren Faden lang, 
Der Blick ist ihr so müde, 
Das Herz ist ihr so bang.

  "Mein Lager ist so frostig,
Ich bin so braun und arm.
Sein Antlitz ist so lieblich,
Sein Heim, das ist so warm."

  "Ich bin die Unkrautsblüthe, 
Die er im Geh'n erblickt: 
Er ist der Sturm, der stolze, 
Der mich im Weh'n zerflückt!"

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with: Pessimisten-Gesangbuch, herausgegeben von Otto Kemmer, Minden in Westfahlen: J.C.C. Bruns' Verlag, 1884, pages 315-316.

Text Authorship:

by Emile Mario Vacano (1840 - 1892), "Die Zigeunerin" [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 Adalbert (Béla) Laszky (1867 - 1935), "Das Zigeunermädchen", published 1898 [ voice and piano ], from Zwanzig Lieder Heft 2, no. 9, Budapest: F. Bárd et Frère [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2020-07-03
Line count: 16
Word count: 81

The wind blows roughly and moaningly

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

  The wind blows roughly and moaningly,
The sky is darkening ominously,
Shivering, the pumpkin leaves
Sway back and forth.

  The poor gypsy girl
Is spinning her thread a long time,
Her gaze is so weary,
Her heart is so anxious.

  "My bed is so chilly,
I am so brown and poor.
His face is so charming,
His home, it is so warm."

  "I am the blossom of a weed
That he spotted in passing:
He is the storm, the proud storm
That plucked me to pieces with its blowing!"

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Translations of title(s):
"Das Zigeunermädchen" = "The gypsy girl"
"Die Zigeunerin" = "The gypsy"

Text Authorship:

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Emile Mario Vacano (1840 - 1892), "Die Zigeunerin"
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This text was added to the website: 2020-07-03
Line count: 16
Word count: 90