by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
Translation by August Wilhelm Schlegel (1767 - 1845)
When that I was and a little tiny boy
Language: English
Available translation(s): CAT
When that I was and a little tiny boy, [With]1 hey, ho, the wind and the rain, A foolish thing was but a toy, For the rain it raineth every day. But when I came to man's estate, [With]1 hey, ho, the wind and the rain, 'Gainst knaves and thieves men shut their gate, For the rain it raineth every day. But when I came, alas! to wive, [With]1 hey, ho, the wind and the rain, By swaggering could I never thrive, For the rain it raineth every day. But when I came unto my beds, With hey, ho, the wind and the rain, With toss-pots still had drunken heads, For the rain it raineth every day. A great while ago the world [begun]2, [With]1 hey, ho, the wind and the rain, But that's all one, our play is done, And we'll strive to please you every day.
D. Amram sets stanzas 1-2, 5
About the headline (FAQ)
View original text (without footnotes)1 Amram: "With a"
2 Amram: "began"
Text Authorship:
- by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), no title, appears in Twelfth Night: or, What You Will, Act V, Scene 1 [author's text checked 1 time 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 David Werner Amram (b. 1930), "The wind and the rain", published 1972, stanzas 1-2,5 [ tenor and piano or orchestra ], from Five Shakespeare Songs, no. 4, New York, Peters [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Garth Baxter (b. 1946), "When that I was and a little tiny boy" [ voice and guitar ], from Four Songs from Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Mary Grant Carmichael (1851 - 1935), "When that I was a little tiny boy", published 1885 [ SA chorus (or vocal duet for soprano and alto) with piano ], from Six Songs for two voices, from Shakespeare (reissued as Six Shakespeare Songs), no. 5, London : J. Curwen & Sons [sung text not yet checked]
- by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895 - 1968), "For the rain it raineth every day" [ high voice and piano ], from Shakespeare Songs, Book III, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Henry) Walford Davies, Sir (1869 - 1941), "When that I was and a little tiny boy", op. 13 no. 3, published 1902 [ voice and piano ], from The Clown's Songs in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by John Linton Gardner (1917 - 2011), "When that I was a little boy", op. 181 no. 6 (1988) [ counter-tenor, recorder, harpsichord, and violoncello ], from Six by Four, no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ivor (Bertie) Gurney (1890 - 1937), "Clown's song", 1920 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Lee Hoiby (1926 - 2011), "When that I was and a little boy", 1955 [ voice and lute ], from Songs of the Fool, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Mervyn, Lord Horder, the Second Baron of Ashford (1910 - 1998), "When that I was and a little tiny boy", alternate title: "The wind and the rain", 1977 [ voice and piano ], from Seven Shakespeare Songs, London : Lengnick [sung text not yet checked]
- by Mervyn, Lord Horder, the Second Baron of Ashford (1910 - 1998), "When that I was and a little tiny boy" [ duet for soprano and baritone with piano ], from Four Shakespeare Duets, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
- by John Jeffreys (1927 - 2010), "When that I was and a little tiny boy " [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897 - 1957), "For the rain, it raineth every day", op. 29 no. 5, published 1937 [ voice and piano ], from Songs of the Clown, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Elizabeth Maconchy (1907 - 1994), "The wind and the rain", 1965 [ voice and piano ], from Four Shakespeare Songs, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Roger Quilter (1877 - 1953), "Hey, ho, the wind and the rain", op. 23 no. 5 (1919), published 1921 [ voice and piano ], from Five Shakespeare Songs (Second Set), no. 5, London, Boosey [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957), "With hey, ho, the wind and the rain", op. 60 no. 2 (1909) [ voice and guitar or piano ], from the incidental music to Loppiaisaatto = Trettondagsafton (Twelfth Night), no. 2, also set in Swedish (Svenska) [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Charles Villiers Stanford, Sir (1852 - 1924), "The rain it raineth every day", op. 65 no. 3 (1896), published 1897 [ voice and piano ], from The Clown's Songs from Twelfth Night, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in Bulgarian (Български), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Pančo Haralanov Vladigerov.
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- Also set in Danish (Dansk), a translation by Edvard Lembcke (1815 - 1897) , no title ; composed by Peter Arnold Heise.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by August Wilhelm Schlegel (1767 - 1845) , no title ; composed by Paul Angerer, Walter Braunfels, Wilhelm Killmayer, Wilhelm Petersen, Robert Schumann.
- Also set in Norwegian (Bokmål), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Catharinus Elling.
- Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Mikhail Leonidovich Lozinsky (1886 - 1955) ; composed by Georgiy Vasil'yevich Sviridov.
- Also set in Swedish (Svenska), a translation by Carl August Hagberg (1810 - 1864) ; composed by Jean Sibelius.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Paavo Cajander)
- FRE French (Français) (François-Victor Hugo)
- POL Polish (Polski) (Józef Komierowski) , no title
Researcher for this page: Ted Perry
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 20
Word count: 148
Und als ich ein winzig Bübchen war
Language: German (Deutsch) after the English
Und als ich ein winzig Bübchen war, Hop heisa, bei Regen und Wind! Da machten [zwei nur]1 eben ein Paar, Denn der Regen, der regnet jeglichen Tag. Und als ich vertreten die Kinderschuh, Hop heisa, bei Regen und Wind! Da schloss man vor Dieben die Häuser zu, Denn der Regen, der regnet jeglichen Tag. Und als ich ach! ein Weib tat frei'n, Hop heisa, bei Regen und Wind! Da wollte mir Müßig gehn nicht gedeihn, Denn der Regen, der regnet jeglichen Tag. Und als der Wein mir steckt' im Kopf, Hop heisa, bei Regen und Wind! Da war ich ein armer betrunkner Tropf; Denn der Regen, der regnet jeglichen Tag. Die Welt [schon steht]2 eine hübsche Weil', Hop heisa, bei Regen und Wind! Doch das Stück ist nun aus, und ich wünsch' euch viel Heil; [Wir streben euch zu gefallen jeglichen Tag.]3
W. Petersen sets stanzas 1-3, 5
R. Schumann sets stanzas 1, 3, 5
About the headline (FAQ)
View original text (without footnotes)1 Schumann: "zweie nun"
2 Petersen, Schumann: "steht schon"
3 Petersen: "Und daß es euch künftig so gefallen mag!"; Schumann: "Und daß es euch künftig gefalle!"
Text Authorship:
- by August Wilhelm Schlegel (1767 - 1845), no title [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in English by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), no title, appears in Twelfth Night: or, What You Will, Act V, Scene 1
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Paul Angerer (b. 1927), "Und als ich ein winzig Bübchen war", 1960, published 1965 [baritone and piano], from Drei Narrenlieder aus Shakespeares Was ihr wollt, no. 3, Vienna, Doblinger [ sung text not verified ]
- by Walter Braunfels (1882 - 1954), "Letztes Lied des Narren", op. 11 no. 3 (1908) [voice and piano], from Musik zu Shakespeares Komödie Was Ihr wollt (Twelfth Night), no. 3. [ sung text verified 1 time]
- by Wilhelm Killmayer (1927 - 2017), "Regenlied", 1955, first performed 1956 [tenor, violin, clarinet, bassoon, piano, and percussion], from Acht Shakespeare-Lieder, no. 8, Mainz, Schott [ sung text not verified ]
- by Wilhelm Petersen (1890 - 1957), "Epilog des Narren", op. 46 no. 3, stanzas 1-3,5, from Lieder aus Shakespeare-Dramen, no. 3. [ sung text verified 1 time]
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Schlußlied des Narren", op. 127 no. 5 (1840), published 1854, stanzas 1,3,5, from [Fünf] Lieder und Gesänge von Kerner, Heine, Strachwitz, Shakespeare, no. 5, Dresden, Paul [ sung text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Slotlied van de nar (Toen ik nog 'n heel klein knaapje was)", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Canzone finale del matto", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Margo Briessinck
This text was added to the website: 2003-10-20
Line count: 20
Word count: 142