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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
Translation © by Pierre Mathé
Mein Knecht! steh auf und sattle schnell
Language: German (Deutsch)
Mein Knecht! steh auf und sattle schnell, Und wirf dich auf dein Roß, Und jage rasch durch Wald und Feld Nach König Duncans Schloß. Dort schleiche in den Stall, und wart, Bis dich der Stallbub schaut. Den forsch mir aus: "Sprich, welche ist Von Duncans Töchtern Braut?" Und spricht der Bub: "Die Braune ist's", So bring mir schnell die Mär. Doch spricht der Bub: "Die Blonde ist's", So eilt das nicht so sehr. Dann geh zum Meister Seiler hin, Und kauf mir einen Strick, Und reite langsam, sprich kein Wort, Und bring mir den zurück.
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Authorship:
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), "Die Botschaft", appears in Buch der Lieder, in Junge Leiden, in Romanzen, no. 7 [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 (Mary) Frances Allitsen, née Bumpus (1848 - 1912), "Die Botschaft", published 1892 [ voice and piano ], from Album of Eight Songs [later reissued as Eight Songs from Poems by Heine], no. 4, London, R. Cocks, also set in English [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Albert Biehl (1835 - 1899), "Mein Knecht, steh' auf", op. 79 (Vier Lieder für vierstimmigen Männerchor) no. 2, published 1880 [ four-part men's chorus ], Hamburg, Hentze [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Hermann Ehrfried Böhmer (1799 - 1884), "Die Botschaft", op. 64 (Vier Lieder) no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by J. von Bolto , "Die Botschaft", from Fünf Lieder, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Nicolae Bretan (1887 - 1968), "Die Botschaft", 1932, published 198-? [ medium voice and piano ], from Lieder zu Gedichten von Heinrich Heine, Nikolaus Lenau, Rainer Maria Rilke, also set in English ("The emissary") and Romanian ("Solia") [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Max Brod (1884 - 1968), "Die Botschaft", op. 1b (1901), rev. 1940 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gerard Bunk (1888 - 1958), "Die Botschaft", op. 24 (Acht Lieder nach Texten von Heinrich Heine) no. 7 (1910?) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Anton Deprosse (1838 - 1878), "Die Botschaft", op. 32 (Drei Balladen) no. 3, published 1871 [ alto or baritone and piano ], Hamburg, Pohle [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Fallberg (1886 - 1975), "Die Botschaft", op. 9 (Songs) no. 5, published c1916 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Zdenko Antonín Václav Fibich (1850 - 1900), "Mein Knecht! Steh' auf!", H. 146 (1871) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hermann Hanschmann , "Die Botschaft", published 1888 [ voice and piano ], from Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebleitung, no. 4, Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen's Verlag [sung text not yet checked]
- by Valentin Alekseyevich Makarov (1908 - 1952?), "Die Botschaft" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Erik Meyer-Helmund (1861 - 1932), "Die Botschaft", op. 29 (Drei Lieder) no. 1, published 1886 [ voice and piano ], Hamburg, Rahter [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hugo Nolthenius (1848 - 1929), "Die Botschaft", published 1894 [ voice and piano ], from Zwei Dichtungen von Heine für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 2, Amsterdam, De Algemeene Muziekhandel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ofrossipov , "Die Botschaft" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alfred Reisenauer (1863 - 1907), "Die Botschaft", op. 13 (Balladen und Romanzen) no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Karl Gottlieb Reissiger (1798 - 1859), "Die Botschaft", op. 95 (Lieder und Balladen) no. 3, published 1834 [ bass or baritone and piano ], Dresden, Paul [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz Joseph Schütky (1817 - 1893), "Die Botschaft", op. 11 (Lieder) no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Max Stange (1856 - 1932), "Die Botschaft", op. 2 (Drei Gesänge für 1 tiefe Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ernst Tschiderer (1830 - 1916), "Die Botschaft", from Lyrische Blätter, Heft 2, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Werner Wolff (1883?5 - 1961?), "Die Botschaft", from Lieder, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
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- Also set in English, a translation by Louis Napoleon Parker (1852 - 1944) ; composed by Louis Napoleon Parker.
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- Also set in English, a translation by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker (1845 - 1904) , "The message", appears in Poems Selected from Heinrich Heine, ed. by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker, London: Walter Scott, Limited, page 26, first published 1887 ; composed by Frances Allitsen, née Bumpus, Richard Stöhr.
- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Robert Caby.
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- Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Samuil Yakovlevich Marschak (1887 - 1964) ; composed by Valery Aleksandrovich Gavrilin, Yuri Aleksandrovich Shaporin.
- Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Mikhail Larionovich Mikhailov (1829 - 1865) , "Гонец", written 1848/58 ; composed by G. A. Goldenberg, Mikhail Nikolayevich Ofrosimov, Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov.
- Also set in Swedish (Svenska), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Johan Thor.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The message", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Le message", copyright © 2010, (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: 16
Word count: 95
Le message
Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)
Lève-toi, mon écuyer, et selle vite, Et jette-toi sur ton cheval, Et, par forêts et champs, file à toute allure Vers le château du roi Duncan. Là-bas, glisse-toi dans l'écurie, et attends Jusqu'à ce que le valet te voie. Questionne-le pour moi : « Dis, quelle est La mariée parmi les filles de Duncan ? » Et si le valet dit : « c'est la brune », Alors rapporte-moi vite la nouvelle. Mais si le valet dit : « c'est la blonde », Alors ne te presse pas trop. Passe ensuite chez le maître cordier, Et achète-moi une corde, Et chevauche lentement, sans dire un mot, Et rapporte-la moi.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2010 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 Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), "Die Botschaft", appears in Buch der Lieder, in Junge Leiden, in Romanzen, no. 7
This text was added to the website: 2010-12-07
Line count: 16
Word count: 109