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Translation © by Ferdinando Albeggiani
Mutter, ach Mutter! es hungert mich
Language: German (Deutsch)
"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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View original text (without footnotes)1 omitted by Schreker
2 Schreker: "es nun"
3 Schreker: "Sprach"
4 Schreker: "schneiden"
5 Schreker: "geschnitten"
6 Söderman: "Da lag das Kind schon auf der Bahr'"
Text 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.
Line count: 30
Word count: 166
Mamma, mammina! Ho tanta fame
Language: Italian (Italiano) after the German (Deutsch)
Mamma, mammina! Ho tanta fame Mi sento morire, dammi del pane "Aspetta, aspetta oh mio bambino domani mattina semineremo il grano" E quando il grano fu seminato Gridava il bimbo senza più fiato "Mamma, mammina! Ho tanta fame Mi sento morire, dammi del pane" "Bambino mio, pazienta un poco Presto il grano sarà tutto raccolto" E quando finì la mietitura Il bimbo piangendo gridava ancora "Mamma, mammina! Ho tanta fame Mi sento morire, dammi del pane" "Bambino mio, aspetta ancora Domani faremo la trebbiatura" E quando il grano fu tutto trebbiato Ancora invocava il bimbo affamato "Mamma, mammina! Ho tanta fame Mi sento morire, dammi del pane" "Bambino mio amato, devi aspettare Il grano andremo a macinare" E quando il grano fu macinato Gridava il bimbo ormai stremato: "Mamma, mammina! Ho tanta fame Mi sento morire, dammi del pane" "Bambino mio, aspetta un giorno Il pane dovremo mettere in forno" E quando alla fine il pane fu cotto Il povero bimbo era ormai morto.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Italian (Italiano) copyright © 2008 by Ferdinando Albeggiani, (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: 2008-07-17
Line count: 30
Word count: 164