by
Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914)
Du sagst mir, daß ich keine Fürstin sei
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Italian (Italiano)
Available translation(s): CAT ENG FRE
Du sagst mir, daß ich keine Fürstin sei;
Auch du bist nicht auf Spaniens Thron entsprossen.
Nein, Bester, stehst du auf bei Hahnenschrei,
Fährst du aufs Feld und nicht in Staatskarossen.
Du spottest mein um meine Niedrigkeit,
Doch Armuth thut dem Adel nichts zu Leid.
Du spottest, daß mir Krone fehlt und Wappen,
Und fährst doch selber nur mit Schusters Rappen.
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Confirmed with Paul Heyse, Italienisches Liederbuch, Berlin: Verlag von Wilhelm Hertz (Bessersche Buchhandlung), 1860, page 50.
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- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Donna (Bareket) Breitzer) , "You tell me that I am no princess", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Tu me dis que je ne suis pas une...
Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch)
Tu me dis que je ne suis pas une princesse ;
Toi non plus tu ne descends pas du trône d'Espagne.
Non, mon cher, tu te lèves au chant du coq,
Tu vas à travers champs et ce n'est pas en carrosse.
Tu te moques de moi pour mon manque d'élévation,
Mais la pauvreté ne fait pas souffrir les nobles.
Tu te moques de ce que je n'ai ni couronne ni blason,
Et toi-même tu chevauches à pied.
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