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Es ist so süß, zu scherzen Mit Liedern und mit Herzen Und mit den 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 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]1 Stahl. Ich sing' an manchem Gitter Und höhne manchen Ritter Mit keckem Lied zumal, [Der Dame]2 gilt die Zither, Die Klinge dem Rival. Auf denn zum Abenteuer, Schon losch der Sonne Feuer [Hinter]3 der Berge aus. Der Mondnacht Dämmrungsstunden, Sie bringen Liebeskunden, Sie bringen blut'gen Strauß; Und Blumen oder Wunden Trag' morgen ich nach Haus.
1 Schumann: "Vom Toledan'schen"
2 Schumann: "Den Damen"
3 Schumann: "Jenseits"
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 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):
- 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
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 32
Word count: 139
It is so sweet to play with songs and with hearts and with serious war! When the moon's gleam shines, it draws me from my room through the squares and streets; For Love I am always ready, just as I am for battle. The fair ladies of Seville with their fans and mantillas gaze along the river; they listen with pleasure when my songs peal forth to the strums of the mandoline. And dark roses fall to me in gratitude from the balconies. I carry, when I sing, the zither and the sword of Toledo steel. I sing at many grilles, and sneer at many knights many times with my bold song; my zither is for the ladies, my sword for my rival. Off then, to adventure! already the sun's fire has gone out; it is on the other side of the mountains. The twilight hours of moon-lit night will bring tidings of love, wll bring bloody combat; and flowers or wounds I will bear home tomorrow.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), "Der Hidalgo", appears in Jugendgedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Lübeck und Bonn
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 32
Word count: 168