by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914)
Kronprätendenten
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG
-- "Ich bin der Graf von Réaumur und hass' euch wie die Schande! Dient nur dem Celsio für und für, Ihr Apostatenbande!" Im Winkel König Fahrenheit hat still sein Mus gegessen. -- "Ach Gott, sie war doch schön, die Zeit, da man nach mir gemessen!"
Text Authorship:
- by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Kronprätendenten", appears in Galgenlieder [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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Kronprätendenten", 2010 [ soprano and piano ], from Zehn Morgenstern-lieder, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Richard Farber (b. 1945), "Kronprätendenten", from Galgenlieder, no. 41 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "Pretender to the Throne", rhymed paraphrase, copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2010-02-03
Line count: 8
Word count: 43