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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Translation by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914)

Was bedeutet's, o mein Bruder?
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  ENG
Was bedeutet's, o mein Bruder?
Trauer seh' ich zugerüstet.
Bitte, sag' mir nur ein Wörtchen!
Warum schweigst du so entrüstet?
Dich zu kränken, zu mißhandeln,
Wen, o sag, hat es gelüstet?

Wenn ich einen Degen trüge,
Wie ich trage Rock und Mieder,
O du Lieber deiner Schwester,
Stieß' ich jene Wilden nieder.
Dieser holde Mund, o Bruder,
Spricht und lächelt nun nicht wieder.

Ach wohin, mein theurer Bruder,
Willst du nun, daß wir dich tragen?
Ganz verfärbt sind deine Züge,
Anders als in frühern Tagen.
Grausam, grausam war die Wunde,
Die ins Hirn dir ward geschlagen!

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Paul Heyse, Italienisches Liederbuch, Berlin: Verlag von Wilhelm Hertz (Bessersche Buchhandlung), 1860, pages 229-230.


Text Authorship:

  • by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), "Klage einer Schwester um ihren ermordeten Bruder", appears in Italienische Dichter seit der Mitte des 18ten Jahrhunderts, appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Corsica [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in Italian (Italiano) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist  [text unavailable]
    • Go to the text page.

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Alexander Winterberger (1834 - 1914), "Klagelied einer Schwester", op. 40 (Fünf Gesänge für 1 tiefere Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1875 [ low voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kahnt  [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2011-11-24
Line count: 18
Word count: 96

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