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Sie trug den Becher in der Hand -- Ihr Kinn und Mund glich seinem Rand -- So leicht und sicher war ihr Gang, Kein Tropfen aus dem Becher sprang. So leicht und fest war seine Hand: Er ritt auf einem jungen Pferde Und mit nachlässiger Gebärde Erzwang er, daß es zitternd stand. Jedoch wenn er aus ihrer Hand Den leichten Becher nehmen sollte, So war es beiden [allzu]1 schwer: Denn beide bebten sie so sehr, Daß keine Hand die andre fand, Und dunkler Wein am Boden rollte.
1 Schoenberg: "gar zu" (and/or Zemlinsky?)
Authorship:
- by Hugo Hofmann, Edler von Hofmannsthal (1874 - 1929), "Die Beiden" [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 Gerard Bunk (1888 - 1958), "Die Beiden", op. 56 (Sechs Lieder nach Texten verschieder Dichter) no. 4 (1915/6). [voice and piano] [ sung text not verified ]
- by Paul Frankenburger (1897 - 1984), "Die Beiden", from Vier Lieder nach Gedichten von Hugo von Hofmannsthal, no. 3. [ sung text verified 1 time]
- by Robert Owens (1925 - 2017), "Die Beiden", op. 47 (3 Lieder) no. 2. [low voice and piano] [ sung text not verified ]
- by Arnold Franz Walter Schoenberg (1874 - 1951), "Die Beiden", 189-? [ sung text verified 1 time]
- by Alexander Zemlinsky (1871 - 1942), "Die Beiden", 1916. [ sung text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Walter Meyer) , copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Walter Meyer) , copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Markham Anderson) , "The two", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Tous deux", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "I due", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Peter Donderwinkel
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 14
Word count: 85
Dans la main elle portait un gobelet – dont le galbe ressemblait à son menton et à sa bouche – Elle avait une démarche légère et sûre, Pas une goutte ne tombait du gobelet. Sa main était légère et ferme : Il montait un jeune cheval Et avec des gestes nonchalants Maintenait en place sa monture frissonnante. Toutefois quand de sa main Il dut saisir le léger gobelet, Ce fut pour eux deux bien trop dur : Car tous deux tremblaient si fort Que leurs mains ne se trouvèrent pas, Et du vin sombre coula sur le sol.
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2011 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 Hugo Hofmann, Edler von Hofmannsthal (1874 - 1929), "Die Beiden"
This text was added to the website: 2011-02-03
Line count: 14
Word count: 98