Errata for Elegy for Young Lovers
author: Kallman, Chester
language: en
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Errata

Synopsis [The following corrections refer to the synopsis of Elegy for Young Lovers. It would not have been printed in the libretto. Probably, the synopsis was used for program notes.]

page 4.	line 36-7.	for definite negative negative read definite negative
p 5.	line 33.	for pale an shaken read pale and shaken

Genesis of a libretto [The following corrections refer to Auden and Kallmans' text Genesis of a libretto, which would be printed in the libretto of Elegy for Young Lovers, pp. 61-63.]

p 9.	end.	for Kallmann read Kallman

Act I

p II,	line 8.	for Mittenhoer read Mittenhofer
p II	line s 25-9.	In these new songs he strikes a note of passionate delight And shows a force no other poet of our time can match.... Again we recognise in him the Master of us all.... The peak of his achievement....flawless verse...authentic ....grand...

(no inverted commas in copy)

p ll.	line 39.	for Dont read Don't
p l2.	line l0	for Alvetern read Edelweiss
	line 23	for Headache read headache
	line 30	for Caronia read Carolina
p l3	lin e 2	for trompets read trumpets
page l7.	line 9	for shall read Shall
	line 42.	delete underlining of I know I know
page I8,	after line 23	for Love too is also lost. read Love too is also lost. Falala (see preceding stanzas)
page I9,	line l5	for Gorgeous read George [In their Answers to Queries sent to Henze on 12 January 1960, the librettists had already suggested changing the name of the poet mentioned in the libretto from Georg to Georgeous, since Henze was against using the names of real poets. Kallman is now asking to change the name from Gorgeous to George, the real name of the poet Stefan George. This name would remain in the final libretto.]
	line l7	for Milksop read Rilke [In their Answers to Queries sent to Henze on 12 January 1960, the librettists had already suggested changing the name of the poet mentioned in the libretto from Rilke to Milksop, since Henze was against using the names of real poets. Kallman is now asking to change the name from Milksop to Rilke, the real name of the poet Rainer Maria Rilke. This name would remain in the final libretto.]
	line 20	for Huff-and-Puff read Hofmannsthal [In their Answers to Queries sent to Henze on 12 January 1960, the librettists had already suggested changing the name of the poet mentioned in the libretto from Hofmannsthal to Huff-and-Puff, since Henze was against using the names of real poets. Kallman is now asking to change the name from Huff-and-Puff to Hofmannsthal, the real name of the poet Hugo von Hofmannsthal. This name would remain in the final libretto.]
	line 24	for They went do read They won't do!
p 2I.	line l5	delete VII. Unwordly Weakness
	line l7	The stage direction Tolls begin to be heard from the valley should come after line 20,Death in fact look [Deletion exceptionally with a slash /]s da z zingly at t ractive
	line 2l	For VIII read VII
p 22.	line 2l l5	for IX read VIII
p 23 [This line was probably inserted subsequently, because the line is written in a very narrow way in the middle of two lines that probably already existed.]	l 3	for X read IX
p 24	l l	for Forta years read Forty years
	l l3	for enterd read entered
	l 35	for Hildas read Hilda's
	l 37	for XI read X
p 25	l ll	for XII read XI

Act II

p 26.	line 29-30	For I dwelt in a world read I dwelt in a world, O f anonymous shadow, An anonymous shadow,
p 27	l 36	for No older poets read Not older poets
p 29	l 38	for the ouides all cheat her read the guides all cheat her
p 3I	l II	for weren't you,me dear, read weren't you, my dear,
p 32	l 5	for To bee free for, read To be free for,