Text & Translation
O Schröpferschwarm, o Händlerkreis
German source:
Alfred Kerr
Wer schiebt dir einen Riegel?
Das tat mit neuer Schelmenweis’
Till Eulenspiegel.
O swarm of bloodsuckers, O band of shopkeepers
English translation ©
Richard Stokes
Who will put an end to you?
Till Howleglass once did that
With a new and roguish tune.
O Schröpferschwarm, o Händlerkreis
German source:
Alfred Kerr
O swarm of bloodsuckers, O band of shopkeepers
English source:
Richard Stokes
O Schröpferschwarm, o Händlerkreis,
O swarm of bloodsuckers, O band of shopkeepers,
Wer schiebt dir einen Riegel?
Who will put an end to you?
Das tat mit neuer Schelmenweis’
Till Howleglass once did that
Till Eulenspiegel.
With a new and roguish tune.
Composer
Richard Strauss
Richard Georg Strauss was a German composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras. He is particularly well-known for his operas, Lieder, and tone poems. Read more here.
