Comme novice je suis entré dans ton enclos ;

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by Stefan George (1868 - 1933)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Als neuling trat ich ein in dein gehege

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE ITA

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.

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Confirmed with Stefan George, Die Bücher der Hirten- und Preisgedichte, der Sagen und Sänge und der hängenden Gärten. Gesamt-Ausgabe der Werke, Band 3, Berlin, 1930, page 104.

Text Authorship:

by Stefan George (1868 - 1933), no title, appears in Das Buch der hängenden Gärten [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

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 checked 1 time]

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

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

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Word count: 53

Comme novice je suis entré dans ton...

Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

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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Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2009 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Stefan George (1868 - 1933), no title, appears in Das Buch der hängenden Gärten
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This text was added to the website: 2009-10-27
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Word count: 55