by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
Translation by Johann Ludwig Tieck (1773 - 1853)
Will you buy any tape
Language: English
Will you buy any tape, Or lace for your cape, My dainty duck, my dear-a? Any silk, any thread, Any toys for your head, Of the new'st and finest, finest wear-a? Come to the pedlar; Money's a medler. That doth utter all men's ware-a.
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Authorship:
- by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), no title, appears in A Winter's Tale, Act IV, Scene 4 [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 Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895 - 1968), "The pedlar" [high voice and piano], from Shakespeare Songs, Book VIII, no. 1 [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Johann Ludwig Tieck (1773 - 1853) , no title FRE ; composed by Wilhelm Killmayer.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (François Pierre Guillaume Guizot)
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2012-03-06
Line count: 9
Word count: 44
Kauft Band und Spitzen
Language: German (Deutsch) after the English
Kauft Band und Spitzen, Schnür' an die Mützen! Putthühnchen, liebe Kleine! Auch Zwirn und Seide, Und Kopfgeschmeide, Ganz neue Waar' und feine. Wer kommt zum Kaufen, Das Geld läßt laufen, Das ganze Pack ist seine.
About the headline (FAQ)
Authorship:
- by Johann Ludwig Tieck (1773 - 1853), no title [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in English by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), no title, appears in A Winter's Tale, Act IV, Scene 4
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Wilhelm Killmayer (1927 - 2017), "Krämerlied", 1955, first performed 1956 [tenor, violin, clarinet, bassoon, piano, and percussion], from Acht Shakespeare-Lieder, no. 6, Mainz, Schott [ sung text not verified ]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2012-03-06
Line count: 9
Word count: 35