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Hier unten steht ein Ritter Im hellen Mondenstrahl, [Es tönet seine Zitter Von treuer Liebe]1 Qual: »Lüfte spannt die blauen Schwingen Sanft für meine Botschaft aus, Rufet sie mit leisem Klingen An dieß [Fensterchen]2 heraus. Sagt ihr, daß im Blätterdache Seufz' ein [wohlbekannter]3 Laut, Sagt ihr, daß noch einer wache Und die Nacht sey kühl und traut, Sagt ihr wie des Mondes Welle Sich an ihrem Fenster bricht, Sagt ihr wie der Wald die Quelle, Heimlich und von Liebe spricht! [Laß ihn leuchten durch die Bäume Deines Bildes süßen Schein Das sich hold in meine Träume Und mein Wachen webet ein.]4« Doch drang die zarte Weise Wohl nicht zu [ihrem]5 Ohr, Der Sänger schwang sich leise Zum Fensterlein empor. Und oben zog der Ritter Ein Kränzchen aus der Brust, Das band er fest am Gitter Und seufzte: »Blüht in Lust! Und fragt sie wer euch brachte, Dann Blumen thut ihr kund:« - Ein Stimmchen unten lachte: »Dein Ritter Liebemund!«
Confirmed with Dichtungen vom Freyherrn Franz von Schlechta. Erster Band. Wien, 1824. Im v. Hirschfeld'schen Verlage, pages 10-11.
Note: Schlechta's poem is the second of a pair of romances Liebeslauschen. Zwey Romanzen, the other being Der Ritter. A footnote (Zu Gemählden von Schnorr) explains that both poems were inspired by paintings of Ludwig Ferdinand Schnorr von Carolsfeld.
Note: This is the revised version of Schlechta's Des Fräuleins Liebeslauschen, published in 1820/21 and set by Schubert. When Schubert's song was published by Diabelli in 1832, Schlechta entered further text changes into Schubert's autograph, which was used as the engraver's copy. Here he kept the original fifth stanza which he had deleted in his 1824 edition. Schubert's song with the 1832 text has been further publicised by Friedlaender in Peters edition and by Mandyczewski in Alte Gesamtausgabe, but is not what Schubert wrote into his manuscript. Schlechta finally created a further, substantially changed version, which was published posthumously in his Ephemeren.
1 Schlechta (Schubert edition 1832): "Und singt zu seiner Zither / Ein Lied von süßer"2 Schlechta (Schubert edition 1832): "Fensterlein"
3 Schlechta (Schubert edition 1832): "wohl bekannter"
4 This stanza is omitted in Schlechta's 1824 edition, but is preserved in Schlechta (Schubert edition 1832).
5 Schlechta (Schubert edition 1832): "Liebchens"
Authorship:
- by Franz Xaver Freiherr von Schlechta (1796 - 1875), "Das Fräulein" [author's text checked 2 times 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 ]
Set in a modified version by Franz Peter Schubert.
Another version of this text exists in the database.
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Liefdes luistervink", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The Maiden", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Simone Pauchon) , "A l'écoute de l'amour", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GRE Greek (Ελληνικά) [singable] (Christakis Poumbouris) , "Κρυφάκουσμα αγάπης", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Qualcuno ascolta il canto d'amore", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Richard Morris , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 32
Word count: 159
Ici en bas se tient un chevalier Dans le clair rayon de la lune, Il chante sur sa cithare Un chant de doux tourment. « Zéphirs, déployez délicatement vos ailes bleues pour délivrer mon message, Appelez-la à voix basse A cette petite fenêtre. Dites-lui que sous le feuillage Soupire un chant qu'elle connaît bien Dites-lui que quelqu'un veille encore, Et que la fraîcheur de la nuit est pleine d'amour. Dites-lui comme la vague de la lune Se brise à sa fenêtre, Dites-lui comme la forêt, la source Parlent secrètement d'amour. Que luise travers les arbres Le doux reflet de ton image, qui s'est mêlé A mes nuits et à mes jours. Pourtant la tendre chanson n'a pas pénétré L'oreille de la bien-aimée. Le chanteur s'est élancé sans bruit Jusqu'à la petite fenêtre. Et là-haut, le chevalier a tiré de sa poitrine Une petite couronne ; Il l'a attachée solidement à la grille Et a soupiré : « Fleurissez dans la joie ! » « Et si elle demande qui vous y a apportées, Alors, ô fleurs, dites-le-lui. » En bas, une petite voix a dit en riant : « Ton chevalier Bouche d'Amour. »
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2014 by Simone Pauchon, (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 Franz Xaver Freiherr von Schlechta (1796 - 1875), "Das Fräulein"
This text was added to the website: 2014-10-16
Line count: 32
Word count: 194