ðə ʃˈɜːzoʊ bˈɑːɹoʊz ɐ θˈiːm fɹʌm sˈɪmfəni nˈoʊ. wˈʌn ɪn ˈɛf mˈaɪnɚ, ˈɑːp. sˈɛvən wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ baɪ jˈoʊhɑːn wˈɛnzəl kælˈiːwˈoʊdə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd wˈʌn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɪks, hˈuːm ʃˈuːmən ɐdmˈaɪɚd.
The scherzo borrows a theme from Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 7 (1824) by Johann Wenzel Kalliwoda (1801–1866), whom Schumann admired.