Die Beichte des Wurms
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: DUT FRE
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Es lebt in einer Muschel
ein Wurm gar seltner Art;
der hat mir mit Getuschel
sein Herze offenbart.
Sein armes kleines Herze,
hei, wie das flog und schlug!
Ihr denket wohl, ich scherze?
Ach, denket nicht so klug.
Es lebt in einer Muschel
ein Wurm gar seltner Art;
der hat mir mit Getuschel
sein Herze offenbart.
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Die Beichte des Wurms", 2013 [ tenor and piano ], from Zwölf Morgenstern-Lieder , no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Richard Farber (b. 1945), "Die Beichte des Wurms", from Galgenlieder, no. 21 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Sofia Gubaidulina (1931 - 2025), "Die Beichte des Wurms", 1996, first performed 1997 [ mezzo-soprano, flute, bayan, percussion, and contrabass ], from Galgenlieder à 5 1996, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Sofia Gubaidulina (1931 - 2025), "Die Beichte des Wurms", 1996, first performed 1996 [ mezzo-soprano, percussion, and contrabass ], from Galgenlieder à 3 1996/1998, no. 7 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Erwin Schulhoff (1894 - 1942), "Die Beichte des Wurms", op. 20 (Lieder (5) sur des vers de Christian Morgenstern) no. 3, WV. 38 no. 3 (1915) [ baritone and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Rudi Spring (1962 - 2025), "Die Beichte des Wurms", op. 19a (Galgenliederbuch, 1. Folge) no. 5 (1989), published 2003 [ voice and piano ], from Galgenliederbuch nach Gedichten von Christian Morgenstern, no. 5, München (Munich), Verlag vierdreiunddreissig [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Nicolaas (Koos) Jaspers) , "De biecht van de worm", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "La confession du ver", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2008-07-29
Line count: 12
Word count: 56
La confession du ver
Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch)
Chosen for Diff
Dans un coquillage vivait
de bien curieuse façon un ver ;
dans un chuchotis
il m'a ouvert son cœur.
Son pauvre petit cœur,
hé, comme il voltigeait et battait !
Bon, vous pensez que je plaisante ?
Hé, ne vous croyez pas si malins.
Dans un coquillage vivait
de bien curieuse façon un ver ;
dans un chuchotis
il m'a ouvert son cœur.
Text 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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This text was added to the website: 2011-08-26
Line count: 12
Word count: 59