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by Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 - 1838)
Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Sie haben mich geheißen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT ENG FRE
Sie haben mich geheißen
    Nach Heidelbeeren gehn:
Ich habe nach den Beeren
    Im Walde nicht gesehn.

Ich bin hinaus gegangen
    Zu meiner Mutter Grab,
Worauf ich mich gesetzet
    Und viel geweinet hab. --

"Wer sitzt auf meinem Hügel,
    Von der die Tränen sind?" --
Ich bin's, o liebe Mutter,
    Ich, dein verwaistes Kind.

Wer wird hinfort mich kleiden
    Und flechten mir das Haar?
Mit Liebeswort mir schmeicheln,
    Wie's deine Weise war?

"Geh hin, o liebe Tochter,
    Und finde dich darein,
Es wird dir eine zweite,
    Statt meiner, Mutter sein.

Sie wird das Haar dir flechten
    Und kleiden dich hinfort,
Ein Jüngling wird dir schmeicheln
    Mit zartem Liebeswort."

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Text Authorship:

  • by Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 - 1838), "Die Waise", subtitle: "(Litauisch)", written 1828, appears in Lieder und lyrisch epische Gedichte [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 Emil Bezecný (1868 - 1904), "Sie haben mich geheissen", op. 2 (Lieder und Balladen für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung), Heft 2 no. 7, published 1890 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907), "Die Waise", op. 4 (Seks Digte af H. Heine, L. Uhland og A. von Chamisso) no. 1 (1863-1864), published 1864 [ voice and piano ], Copenhagen [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Henri Wilhelm Petri (1856 - 1914), "Die Waise", op. 4 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1884 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Leo Schrattenholz , "Die Waise", op. 5 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1895 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The orphan girl", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "L'orpheline", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Peter Brixius

This text was added to the website: 2008-03-06
Line count: 24
Word count: 105

L'orpheline
Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Ils m'ont enjoint
  D'aller aux myrtilles :
Je n'ai pas cherché
  De baies dans la forêt.

Je suis allée
  Sur la tombe de ma mère,
Où je me suis assise
  Et où j'ai beaucoup pleuré.

« Qui est assis sur mon tumulus,
  À qui sont ces larmes ? »
C'est moi, ô chère mère,
  Moi ta fille orpheline.

Qui dorénavant m'habillera
  Et tressera mes cheveux ?
Me caressera avec des mots d'amour,
  Comme c'était ton habitude ?

Poursuis ton chemin, ô chère fille,
  Et ce faisant, tu te trouveras
Pour me remplacer
  Une seconde mère.

Elle te tressera les cheveux
  Et désormais t'habillera,
Et un jeune homme te caressera
  Avec de tendres paroles d'amour.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2011 by Pierre Mathé, (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 Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 - 1838), "Die Waise", subtitle: "(Litauisch)", written 1828, appears in Lieder und lyrisch epische Gedichte
    • Go to the text page.

 

This text was added to the website: 2011-01-24
Line count: 24
Word count: 110

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