The virtuous scribe. In the garb of a chancellor. Serious. Pedantic. | I always wrote but little

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by Joseph Viktor von Scheffel (1826 - 1886)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

[IV]. Der tugendhafte Schreiber. Im Kanzler‑Gewand. Seriös. Pedantisch.

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Ich schrieb allzeit nur wenig,
Doch allzeit tugendhaft,
Und hab die Kleinode verzeichnet,
Die sich der Burgschatz beschafft.

Ich schreib' in meine Register
Mit der Aufschrift: Paula - heut ein:
Der Wartburg ist erworben
Ein neuer Edelstein.

Confirmed with "Der Brautwillkomm auf Wartburg", Fünf Dichtungen von Joseph Viktor von Scheffel, Stuttgart: Verlag von Adolf Bonz & Comp., 1887, page 33. Under the poem are these words: "(Eine Truhe für Schmucksachen und ein altertümliches Schreibzeug.)", which can be translated "(A chest for jewelry and an antique desk set.)"

Text Authorship:

by Joseph Viktor von Scheffel (1826 - 1886), "Der tugendhafte Schreiber (Im Kanzlergewand. Serios. Pedantisch.)", appears in Der Brautwillkomm auf Wartburg: lyrisches Festspiel von Joseph Viktor von Scheffel, first published 1873 [author's text checked 2 times 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 Franz (Ferenc) Liszt (1811 - 1886), "[IV]. Der tugendhafte Schreiber. Im Kanzler-Gewand. Seriös. Pedantisch.", S. 345 no. 5 (1872) [ baritone or bass, piano ], from Wartburglieder, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The virtuous scribe. In the garb of a chancellor. Serious. Pedantic.", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Harry Joelson

This text was added to the website: 2010-01-31
Line count: 8
Word count: 36

The virtuous scribe. In the garb of a chancellor. Serious. Pedantic.

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

I always wrote but little,
Yet always virtuously,
And I have documented the treasures
That the castle treasury acquired.

I inscribed into my register
The word 'Paula' today:
The Wartburg has gained
A new jewel.

Text Authorship:

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Joseph Viktor von Scheffel (1826 - 1886), "Der tugendhafte Schreiber (Im Kanzlergewand. Serios. Pedantisch.)", appears in Der Brautwillkomm auf Wartburg: lyrisches Festspiel von Joseph Viktor von Scheffel, first published 1873
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This text was added to the website: 2011-04-12
Line count: 8
Word count: 35