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Weh, wie zornig ist das Mädchen! [Wer mag mit ihr reden, wer?]1 Im Gebirge geht das Mädchen Ihrer Herde hinterher, Ist so schön, [als]2 wie die Blumen, Ist so zornig, wie das Meer. Weh, wie zornig ist das Mädchen! [Wer mag mit ihr reden, wer?]1
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Schumann: "Weh, wie zornig, weh, weh!"
2 omitted by Schumann.
Authorship:
- by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Spanisches Liederbuch, in 2. Weltliche Lieder, no. 68 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Spanish (Español) by Gil Vicente (c1470 - c1536), "Sañosa está la niña"
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), "Weh, wie zornig ist das Mädchen", op. posth. 138 no. 7 (1849), published 1857 [ tenor and piano duet ], from Spanische Liebeslieder, no. 7, Winterthur, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Felix von Woyrsch (1860 - 1944), "Weh, wie zornig ist das Mädchen", op. 14 no. 11, published 1887 [ voice and piano ], from Spanisches Liederbuch für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebleitung, no. 11, Berlin, Weinholtz [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Ai, que furiosa està la noia", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "O, hoe woedend is het meisje!", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Woe, how wrathful is the maiden", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Oh là, comme le fille est en colère", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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O, hoe woedend is het meisje! [Wie wil met haar praten, wie?]1 Naar de bergen gaat het meisje, Met haar kudde gaat zij mee, Is zo mooi [net]2 als de bloemen, Is zo woedend als de zee. O, hoe woedend is het meisje! [Wie wil met haar praten, wie?]1
1 Schumann: O, hoe woedend, o, o!
2 door Schumann weggelaten
Authorship:
- Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2012 by Lau Kanen, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., please ask the copyright-holder(s) directly.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Spanisches Liederbuch, in 2. Weltliche Lieder, no. 68
Based on:
- a text in Spanish (Español) by Gil Vicente (c1470 - c1536), "Sañosa está la niña"
This text was added to the website: 2012-05-15
Line count: 8
Word count: 49