by Louis Charles Alfred de Musset (1810 - 1857)
Translation Singable translation possibly by Adolf Wilhelm Ernst von Winterfeld (1824 - 1888) and possibly by N. Roda
Barberinens Lied
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the French (Français)
Sprecht, schöner Herr, was ist euer Beginnen
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Text Authorship:
- Singable translation possibly by Adolf Wilhelm Ernst von Winterfeld (1824 - 1888)
- Singable translation possibly by N. Roda
Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Louis Charles Alfred de Musset (1810 - 1857), "Chanson de Barberine", written 1835, appears in Poésies nouvelles, appears in La Quenouille de Barberine, comédie en 2 actes
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein (1829 - 1894), "Barberinens Lied", op. 83 (Zehn Lieder aus dem Französischen, Italienischen und Englischen übersetzt von N. Roda und A. v. Winterfeld für eine Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 3 [ voice and piano ], also set in French (Français)
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by William Money Hardinge (1854 - 1916) ; composed by Arthur Goring Thomas.
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