
by Hugo Hofmann, Edler von Hofmannsthal (1874 - 1929)
Die Beiden
Language: German (Deutsch)
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 schwer: Denn beide bebten sie so sehr, Daß keine Hand die andre fand, Und dunkler Wein am Boden rollte.
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Researcher for this text: Peter Donderwinkel
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.
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