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Galgenlied

Language: German

Die dürre Dirne
Mit langem Halse
Wird seine letzte
Geliebte sein.

In seinem Hirne
Steckt wie ein Nagel
Die dürre Dirne
Mit langem Halse.

Schlank wie die Pinie,
Am Hals ein Zöpfchen -
Wollüstig wird sie
Den Schelm umhalsen,
Die dürre Dirne!


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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

Available translations (or transliterations, if applicable):

Date added to the website: 2003-11-16.

Canzone della forca

Language: Italian

La magra sgualdrina
dal lungo collo,
sarà la sua ultima
donna amata.

Nella sua mente
sta come un chiodo,
la magra sgualdrina
dal lungo collo.

Come un pino slanciata
al collo una trecciolina -
Voluttuosamente stringerà
in un abbraccio il furfante,
la magra sgualdrina.


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    * Translation from German to Italian copyright © 2009 by Ferdinando Albeggiani (f (DOT) albeggiani (AT) gmail (DOT) com), (re)printed on this website with kind permission. Please contact the copyright-holder when requesting permission to reprint.

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Date added to the website: 2009-11-02.