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Meine Jacke ist ganz noch Und mein Glas noch voll Gin! Welt, geh' deiner Wege, Ich frag' nicht, wohin? Kein Haus, keine Heimat, Kein Weib und kein Kind, So wirbl' ich, ein Strohhalm, In Wetter und Wind! Well' auf und Well' nieder, Bald dort und bald hier; Welt, fragst du nach mir nicht, Was frag' ich nach dir?
J. Brahms sets stanzas 2-3
M. Kretschmar sets stanzas 2-3
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Text Authorship:
- by Eligius Franz Joseph, Freiherr von Münch-Bellinghausen (1806 - 1871), as Friedrich Halm, "In der Südsee", from Gesammelte Werke, vol. 7, Vienna, first published 1856-72 [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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Kein Haus, keine Heimat", op. 94 (Fünf Lieder für 1 tiefe Stimme -- für 1 hohe Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 5 (1884), published 1884, stanzas 2-3 [ low voice or high voice and piano ], Berlin, Simrock [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Max Kretschmar , "Kein Haus, keine Heimat", op. 3 (Zwei Lieder) no. 2, published 1887, stanzas 2-3 [ voice and piano ], Delitzsch, Pabst ; note: Hofmeister's catalogue has a typo in the title and incipit: 'Kein Hans, keine Heimat' [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "No house, no homeland", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Pas de maison, pas de patrie", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Non ho casa, non ho patria", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 58
Ma veste est toujours entière Et mon encore plein de gin ! Monde, va ton chemin, Je ne demande pas où. Pas de maison, pas de patrie, Pas de femme, pas d'enfant, Ainsi je tourbillonne comme un fétu de paille Dans la tempête et le vent ! Secoué par les vagues, Ici à un moment, là à un autre ; Monde, si tu ne demandes pas après moi, Pourquoi je demanderais après toi ?
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2012 by Guy Laffaille, (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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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Eligius Franz Joseph, Freiherr von Münch-Bellinghausen (1806 - 1871), as Friedrich Halm, "In der Südsee", from Gesammelte Werke, vol. 7, Vienna, first published 1856-72
This text was added to the website: 2012-09-01
Line count: 12
Word count: 70