Als neuling trat ich ein in dein gehege

Als neuling trat ich ein in dein gehege;
Kein staunen war vorher in meinen mienen,
Kein wunsch in mir, eh ich dich blickte, rege.
Der jungen hände faltung sieh mit huld,
Erwähle mich zu denen, die dir dienen
Und schone mit erbarmender geduld
Den, der noch strauchelt auf so fremdem stege.

Translation(s): CAT ENG FRE ITA

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• by Stefan George (1868 - 1933), no title, appears in Das Buch der hängenden Gärten [ author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

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• by Arnold Franz Walter Schoenberg (1874 - 1951), "Als neuling trat ich ein in dein gehege", op. 15 no. 3 (1908-9), from Das Buch der hängenden Gärten, no. 3. [ sung text verified 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

• ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , title 1: "Come un novizio entrai nel tuo recinto", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , title 1: "Com un novici vaig entrar en el teu recinte", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , title 1: "As a newcomer I entered your close", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Comme novice je suis entré dans ton...

Comme novice je suis entré dans ton enclos ;
Auparavant il n'y avait pas de surprise dans mon air,
Pas de désir en moi, avant que je te regarde, éveillé.
Regarde mes jeunes mains avec faveur
Choisis-moi parmi ceux qui te servent
Et épargne avec patience et pitié
Celui qui trébuche sur le sentier si étranger.

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• a text in German (Deutsch) by Stefan George (1868 - 1933), no title, appears in Das Buch der hängenden Gärten CAT ENG ITA
• This text was set to music by the following composer(s): Arnold Franz Walter Schoenberg. Go to the text.

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