Je suis une pauvre orpheline

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by Moritz Horn (1814 - 1874)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Bin ein armes Waisenkind

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE ITA

Rose:
 Bin ein armes Waisenkind,
 Dem seine Lieb'n gestorben sind.

Martha:
 Habt Ihr ein Zeugnis, einen Schein.
 Dass man euch auch trauen mag?

Rose:
 Ach nein!
 Wenn Euch mein Bitten nicht bewegt-

Martha:
 Das Mitleid saure Fruchte trägt,
 Hat man im Haus erst Euresgleichen,
 Pflegt Ruh' und Frieden d'raus zu weichen
 Geh' du nur fort!

Rose:
 O nehmet auf mich mildgesinnt,
 Ich will Euch lohnen, was Ihr tut
 An mir, mit meinem Herzensblut.

Martha:
 Versprechen lasst sich viel mit Worten,
 Geht, pocht dort an des Nachbars Pforten!
 Geht fort!

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Text Authorship:

by Moritz Horn (1814 - 1874) [author's text not yet checked 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 Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Bin ein armes Waisenkind", op. 112 no. 6, published 1852 [ solo voices, chorus, and piano ], from oratorio Der Rose Pilgerfahrt, no. 6, Leipzig, Kistner [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2004-07-30
Line count: 22
Word count: 89

Je suis une pauvre orpheline

Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

La rose :
 Je suis une pauvre orpheline,
 Dont les parents bien-aimés sont morts.

Martha :
 As-tu une attestation, un certificat
 Pour qu'on puisse te croire ?

La rose :
 Oh non !
 Si ma demande ne vous émeut pas -

Martha :
 La pitié apporte des fruits amers.
 Si on en a une comme toi dans la maison
 La paix et le repos ont coutume de s'éloigner.
 Allez, va-t'en !

La rose :
 Oh, prenez-moi gentiment,
 Je vous récompenserai de ce que ferez
 Pour moi, avec le sang de mon cœur.

Martha :
 Promettre est très facile avec des mots,
 Va, frappe là-bas à la porte du voisin !
 Va-t'en !

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This text was added to the website: 2011-08-24
Line count: 22
Word count: 100