VALDEMAR Herre, véd du, hvad du gjorde. Da du Tove fra mig tog? Véd du, at det var mit sidste Fristed, hvorfra du mig jog? Herre, rødmer du ej af Skam, Det var den Fattiges eneste Lam ! Herre, jeg er ogsaa Hersker, Jeg har lært paa Kongestol, Man fra sine Undersaatter Ta'r ej sidste Glimt af Sol. Herre, du er paa vilse Vej, Saadan vel knuser, men hersker man ej ! Herre, dine Englehære Fylde Øret dig med Lov, Ingen Ven du har, der dadler, Naar du Dadel har Behov. Ak, og ingen er altid klar, Herre, lad mig derfor være din Nar!
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Confirmed with J. P. Jacobsen Udvalgte Digte, Gyldendalske Boghandel, Nordisk Vorlag, Kjøbenhavn og Kristiana, 1919
Authorship:
- by Jens Peter Jacobsen (1847 - 1885), no title, appears in Gurresange, no. 7 [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):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Robert Franz Arnold (originally Levisohn) (1872 - 1938) ; composed by Arnold Franz Walter Schoenberg.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Pierre Mathé [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2013-08-14
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Word count: 104
Waldemar: Herrgott, weißt du, was du tatest, als klein Tove mir verstarb? Triebst mich aus der letzten Freistatt, die ich meinem Glück erwarb! Herr, du solltest wohl erröten: Bettlers einz'ges Lamm zu töten! Herrgott, ich bin auch ein Herrscher, und es ist mein Herrscherglauben: Meinem Untertanen darf ich nie die letzte Leuchte rauben. Falsche Wege schlägst du ein: Das heißt wohl Tyrann, nicht Herrscher sein! Herrgott, deine Engelscharen singen stets nur deinen Preis, doch dir wäre mehr vonnöten einer, der zu tadeln weiß. Und wer mag solches wagen? Laß mich, Herr, die Kappe deines Hofnarrn tragen!
Authorship:
- by Robert Franz Arnold (1872 - 1938) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Danish (Dansk) by Jens Peter Jacobsen (1847 - 1885), no title, appears in Gurresange, no. 7
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Arnold Franz Walter Schoenberg (1874 - 1951), "Herrgott, weißt du, was du tatest (Waldemar)", c1900, published 1912 [ soli, chorus, orchestra ], from Gurrelieder, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Linda Godry) , copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2013-08-14
Line count: 19
Word count: 96