The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54: Interlude: Variation IV - Scene 5: The Window - David Hemmings feat. Benjamin Britten, English Opera Group Orchestra, Olive Dyer, Joan Cross & Jennifer Vyvyantranslation in German

The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54: Interlude: Variation IV - Scene 5: The Window

Die Drehung der Schraube, Op. 54: Zwischenspiel: Variation IV - Szene 5: Das Fenster

Tom, Tom, the piper's son

Tom, Tom, des Pfeifers Sohn

Stole a pig, and away he run

Stahl ein Schwein und rannte davon

Pig was eat, tetum was beat

Schwein gefressen, Trommel geschlagen

Tom ran hurrying down the street

Tom rannte die Straße entlang

"Now I'll steal a pig!

"Jetzt stiehl ich ein Schwein!

I'll steal a pig!" "Go on then!

Ich stiehl ein Schwein!" "Los denn!

Come on!" Tom, Tom, the piper's son

Komm schon!" Tom, Tom, des Pfeifers Sohn

Stole a pig, and away he run

Stahl ein Schwein und rannte davon

"Now chase me!

"Jetzt jag mich!

Chase me!" "I'll catch you!

Jag mich!" "Ich fang dich!

I'll catch you!" Pig was eat, tetum was beat

Ich fang dich!" Schwein gefressen, Trommel geschlagen

Tom ran hurrying down the street

Tom rannte die Straße entlang

"Let's do it again!

"Lass uns nochmal!

Let's do it again!" "Children, are you ready

Lass uns nochmal!" "Kinder, seid ihr bereit

For an outing?" Tom, Tom, the piper's son

Für einen Ausflug?" Tom, Tom, des Pfeifers Sohn

"Children, follow!" Stole a pig, and away he run

"Kinder, folgt!" Stahl ein Schwein und rannte davon

La, la, la, la, la

Ah, my dear, you look so white and queer

Ach, meine Liebe, du siehst so bleich und seltsam aus

What's happened?

Was ist passiert?

I have been frightened

Ich hatte Angst

What was it?

Was war es?

What was it?

Was war es?

A man looked through the window

Ein Mann schaute durch das Fenster

A strange man, but I saw him before on the tower

Ein Fremder, aber ich sah ihn vorher auf dem Turm

No one from the village?

Niemand aus dem Dorf?

Nein

A gentleman then?

Ein Gentleman etwa?

Nein

Indeed, no

Tatsächlich, nein

What was he like?

Wie sah er aus?

His hair was red, close-curling

Sein Haar war rot, dicht gelockt

A long pale face, small eyes

Ein langes, blasses Gesicht, kleine Augen

His look was sharp, fixed and strange

Sein Blick war scharf, starr und seltsam

He was tall, clean-shaven

Er war groß, glatt rasiert

Yes, even handsome, but a horror!

Ja, sogar hübsch, aber ein Gräuel!

Quint

Peter Quint

Quint

Dear God, is there no end to his dreadful ways?

Lieber Gott, kein Ende zu seinem schrecklichen Tun?

Peter Quint, who is that?

Peter Quint, wer ist das?

Dear God!

Lieber Gott!

Dear God!

Lieber Gott!

Who is that?

Wer ist das?

Is there no end?

Gibt es kein Ende?

Tell me, Mrs

Sagen Sie mir, Frau

Grose

Dear God!

Lieber Gott!

Dear God!

Lieber Gott!

Do you know him, then?

Sie kennen ihn also?

Tell me!

Sagen Sie!

Mrs

Frau

Grose, what has happened here in this house?

Grose, was ist hier in diesem Haus geschehen?

Quint

Peter Quint

The master's valet

Des Herrn Kammerdiener

Left here in charge

Hier als Aufseher zurückgelassen

It was not for me to save, miss

Es war nicht an mir zu retten, Miss

No, indeed

Nein, wohlgemerkt

I had only to see to the house

Ich sollte nur aufs Haus achten

But I saw things elsewhere I did not like

Doch ich sah anderswo, was mir nicht gefiel

When Quint was free with everyone

Als Quint mit allen allzu vertraut wurde

With little Master Bimes

Mit dem jungen Meister Bimes

Bimes?

Hours they spent together

Stunden verbrachten sie zusammen

Bimes?

Yes, miss

Ja, Miss

He made free with her, too

Auch mit ihr war er vertraut

With lovely Miss Jessel, governess to those pets

Mit der lieblichen Miss Jessel, Gouvernante der Kleinen

Those angels, those innocent babes

Diese Engel, diese unschuldigen Kinder

And she a lady, so far above him

Und sie eine Dame, so weit über ihm

Dear God, is there no end?

Lieber Gott, kein Ende?

But he had ways to twist them round his little-...

Doch hatte er Mittel, sie herumzukriegen an seinem Fing-...

And pretty, I can tell you, miss

Und hübsch, sag ich Ihnen, Miss

And he had his will

Und er hatte seinen Willen

Morning and night

Morgen und Abend

But why did you not tell your master?

Warum sagten Sie es nicht Ihrem Herrn?

Write to him?

Ihm schreiben?

Send for him to come?

Ihn kommen lassen?

I dastent

Ich wagte nicht

He never liked worries

Er mochte nie Sorgen

'Twas not my place

Es stand mir nicht zu

They were not in my charge

Sie waren nicht unter meiner Obhut

Quint was too clever

Quint war zu schlau

I feared him

Ich fürchtete ihn

Feared what he could do

Fürchtete, was er tun könnte

"No, Mr

"Nein, Mr.

Quint

I did not like your ways." And then she went

Ich mochte Ihre Art nicht." Und dann ging sie

She couldn't stay

Sie konnte nicht bleiben

Not then

Nicht damals

She went away to die

Sie ging heim, um zu sterben

To die?

Sterben?

And Quint, he died, too

Und Quint, er starb auch

Died?

Starb?

Fell on the icy road, struck his head, lay there till morning, dead

Fiel auf die eisige Straße, schlug den Kopf, lag bis Morgen tot

Dear God, is there no end to his dreadful ways?

Lieber Gott, kein Ende zu seinem schrecklichen Tun?

I know nothing of these things

Ich weiß nichts von diesen Dingen

Is this sheltered place the wicked world

Ist dieser behütete Ort die böse Welt

Where things unspoken of can be?

Wo unaussprechliche Dinge möglich sind?

Dear God

Lieber Gott

Only this much I know, things have been done here that are not good

Nur dies weiß ich: Hier wurden Dinge getan, die nicht gut sind

And have left a taste behind them that many cannot smile or pray

Hinterließen einen Geschmack, der Lachen oder Beten verwehrt

This is news, I am afraid, not for me

Diese Nachricht fürcht ich gilt nicht mir

For Miles, he came to look for Miles

Für Miles, er kam, um Miles zu suchen

I am sure of that

Da bin ich sicher

And he will come again

Und er wird wiederkommen

I don't understand

Ich verstehe nicht

That I see now I must protect the children

Dass ich nun sehen muss: Ich muss die Kinder schützen

I must guard their privacy

Ich muss ihre Ruhe wahren

And their guardians, too

Und auch ihre Bekannten

See what I see, know what I know, that they may see and know nothing

Sah' was ich seh', wüsst' was ich weiß, dass sie nichts seh'n und wiss'n

No, miss

Nein, Miss

Don't understand a word of what you say, but I'll stand by you

Versteh' kein Wort Ihrer Rede, doch ich steh' zu Ihnen

No, miss, indeed I will

Nein, Miss, wahrhaftig ja

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Writer(s): B Britten

Album

Britten Conducts Britten: Opera Vol. 2

date of release

07-10-2004

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2 The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54: Interlude: Variation XV - Scene 8: Miles
3 The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54: Interlude: Variation II - Scene 3: The Letter
4 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "My Gentle Robin, See'st Thou This Sweet Sight?"
5 The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54: Interlude: Variation XII - Scene 5: Quint
6 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "Be Kind and Courteous to This Gentleman"
7 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "Come, Now a Roundel and a Fairy Song"
8 The Turn of the Screw, Op.54: Interlude: Variation X - Scene 3: Miss Jessel
9 The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37: "Epilogue: Is It All?"
10 The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37: "She Sleeps As a Rose"
11 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "Are We All Met?"
12 The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54: Interlude: Variation VII - Scene 8: At Night
13 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "This Lanthorn Doth the Horned Moon Present"
14 The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37: "The Prosperity of the Etruscans"
15 The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37: "Interlude: Here in This Scene"
16 The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37: "It Is an Axiom Among Kings"
17 Death in Venice, Op. 88: Overture: Venice
18 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "Now the Hungry Lion Roars"
19 Death in Venice, Op. 88: "Hey There, Hey There, You!"
20 Death in Venice, Op. 88: Children's Games: "Adziu, Adziu"
21 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "O Wall, Fur Often Hast Thou Heard My Moans"
22 Death in Venice, Op. 88: "Mysterious Gondola"
23 Death in Venice, Op. 88: "My Mind Beats On"
24 The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37: "Who Reaches Heaven First"
25 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "Puppet? Why So?"
26 Death in Venice, Op. 88: "There Is Indeed in Every Artist's Nature"
27 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "How Now My Love?"
28 The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54: Interlude: Variation XIII - Scene 6: The Piano
29 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "Fair Love, You Faint With Wand'ring in the Wood"
30 The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54: Interlude: Variation VIII - Scene 1: Colloquy and So- Lioquy
31 The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37: "Collatinus Is Politically Astute"
32 The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54: Interlude: Variation VI - Scene 7: The Lake
33 The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37: "Within This Frail Crucible of Light"
34 The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54: Prologue
35 The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54: Theme - Scene 1: The Journey
36 The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54: Interlude: Variation III - Scene 4: The Tower
37 The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37: "Maria Was Unmasked At a Masked Ball"
38 Death in Venice, Op. 88: "We Are Delighted to Greet the Signore"
39 The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37: "My Horse! My Horse! Tarquinius Does Not Wait"
40 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "You Ladies, You Whose Gentle Hearts Do Fear"
41 The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54: Interlude: Variation I - Scene 2: The Welcome
42 The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54: Interlude: Variation IV - Scene 5: The Window
43 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "Oberon Is Passing Fell and Wrath"
44 The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54: Interlude: Variation IX - Scene 2: The Bells
45 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "Gentles, Perchange You Wonder At This Show"
46 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "I See Their Knavery"
47 Death in Venice, Op. 88: "Naturally, Signore, I Understand"
48 The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37: "You Were Right"
49 The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37: "Oh! What a Lovely Day!"
50 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "Have You Sent to Bottom's House?"
51 The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37: "This Dead Hand Lets Fall"
52 The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54: Interlude: Variation V - Scene 6: The Lesson
53 Death in Venice, Op. 88: "Ah, Serenissima!"
54 The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54: Interlude: Variation XI - Scene 4: The Bedroom
55 Death in Venice, Op. 88: "Aou'! Stagando, Aou'"
56 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "How Now, Mad Spirit?"
57 The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54: Interlude: Variation XIV - Scene 7: Flora
58 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "Is All Our Company Her?"
59 The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37: 'There Goes a Happy Man!'
60 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "Helena! Hermi! Demetrius! Lysander!"
61 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "Welcome Wanderer!"
62 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "What Thou Seest When Thou Dost Wake"
63 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "Up and Down, Up and Down"
64 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "Hail, Mortal, Hail!"
65 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "Sweet Moon, I Thank Thee for Thy Sunny Beams"
66 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "Flower of This Purple Dye"
67 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "Stay, Though Thou Kill Me, Sweet Demetrius"
68 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "In This Same Interlude It Doth Befall"
69 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "Through the Forest Have I Gone"
70 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "I Have a Reas'nable Good Ear in Music"
71 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "O Grim-look'd Night, O Night With Hue So Black"
72 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "Come, Your Bergomask"
73 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "Be It On Lion, Bear, or Wolf, or Bull"
74 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "Now, Fair Hippolyta"
75 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "Well, Go Thy Way"
76 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "This Is Thy Negligence"
77 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "Asleep, My Love?"
78 The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37: Tarquinius does not dare
79 The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37: Here the thirsty evening
80 The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37: Rome is now ruled by the Etruscan upstart

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