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"Mutter, ach Mutter! es hungert mich, Gib mir Brot, sonst sterbe ich." "Warte nur, mein liebes Kind, Morgen wollen wir säen [geschwind]1." Und als [das Korn]2 gesäet war, [Rief]3 das Kind noch immerdar: "Mutter, ach Mutter! es hungert mich, Gib mir Brot, sonst sterbe ich." "Warte nur, mein liebes Kind, Morgen wollen wir [ernten]4 [geschwind]1." Und als [das Korn]3 [geerntet]5 war, [Rief]3 das Kind noch immerdar: "Mutter, ach Mutter! es hungert mich, Gib mir Brot, sonst sterbe ich." "Warte nur, mein liebes Kind, Morgen wollen wir dreschen [geschwind]1." Und als [das Korn]3 gedroschen war, [Rief]3 das Kind noch immerdar: "Mutter, ach Mutter! es hungert mich, Gib mir Brot, sonst sterbe ich." "Warte nur, mein liebes Kind, Morgen wollen wir mahlen [geschwind]1." Und als [das Korn]3 gemahlen war, [Rief]3 das Kind noch immerdar: "Mutter, ach Mutter! es hungert mich, Gib mir Brot, sonst sterbe ich." "Warte nur, mein liebes Kind, Morgen wollen wir backen [geschwind]1." Und als das Brot gebacken war, [Lag das Kind auf der Totenbahr]6.
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2 Schreker: "es nun"
3 Schreker: "Sprach"
4 Schreker: "schneiden"
5 Schreker: "geschnitten"
6 Söderman: "Da lag das Kind schon auf der Bahr'
Authorship:
- from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , appears in Des Knaben Wunderhorn, earlier title: Verspätung (mündlich) [author's text not yet checked 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 Franz (August Julius) Schreker (1878 - 1934), "Das hungernde Kind", <<1900 [ voice and piano ], from Jugendlieder, no. 7 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Johan August Söderman (1832 - 1876), "Mutter, ach Mutter, es hungert mich", published 1875 [ voice and piano ], from Tre tyska visor i folkton = Drei deutsche Lieder im Volkston, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Julius Weismann (1879 - 1950), "Verspätung", op. 23 (Zehn Lieder) no. 4 (1907/8) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Erich J. Wolff (1874 - 1913), "Verspätung", Lieder no. 40, published 1914 [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), [adaptation] ; composed by Gustav Mahler.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , no title, copyright ©
- ENG English [singable] (Addie Funk)
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "La vie ici-bas", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Mamma, mammina! Ho tanta fame", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- RUS Russian (Русский) (Elena Kalinina) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Elena María Accinelli) , "Madre, oh Madre! Tengo hambre", copyright © 2005, (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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"Mère, ah, mère ! J'ai faim. Donne-moi du pain ou je meurs !" "Attends un peu, mon enfant chéri. Demain nous irons vite semer." Et quand le blé eut été semé, l'enfant criait toujours : "Mère, ah, mère ! J'ai faim. Donne-moi du pain ou je meurs !" "Attends un peu, mon enfant chéri. Demain nous irons vite moissonner." Et quand le blé eut été coupé, l'enfant criait toujours : "Mère, ah, mère ! J'ai faim. Donne-moi du pain ou je meurs !" "Attends un peu, mon enfant chéri. Demain nous irons vite le battre." Et quand le blé eut été battu, l'enfant criait toujours : "Mère, ah, mère ! J'ai faim. Donne-moi du pain ou je meurs !" "Attends un peu, mon enfant chéri. Demain nous irons vite au moulin." Et quand le blé eut été broyé, l'enfant criait toujours : "Mère, ah, mère ! J'ai faim. Donne-moi du pain ou je meurs !" "Attends un peu, mon enfant chéri. Demain nous irons vite le cuire." Et quand le blé eut été cuit l'enfant gisait sur son lit de mort.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2009 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) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , appears in Des Knaben Wunderhorn, earlier title: Verspätung (mündlich)
This text was added to the website: 2009-06-09
Line count: 30
Word count: 181