Dance | When in your arms

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by Zofia Szymanowska (1898 - 1946)

Translation © by Klaudia Magdon

Taniec

Language: Polish (Polski)

Our translations: ENG

Gdy w twym objęciu,
kochanku mój,
na skrzydłach miłości,
jako ptak lekka pląsam w krąg,
to wszystkie kwiaty w moim ogrodzie
wraz z nami radosny wiodą tan!

Text Authorship:

by Zofia Szymanowska (1898 - 1946) [author's text not yet checked 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 Karol Maciej Szymanowski (1882 - 1937), "Taniec", op. 31 no. 4 (1933) [ soprano and orchestra ], from Pieśni księżniczki z baśni, no. 4, also set in French (Français), also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

Also set in French (Français), a translation by Zofia Szymanowska (1898 - 1946) , "La danse" ; composed by Karol Maciej Szymanowski.
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Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Jan Śliwiński (1884 - 1950) , "Der Tanz" ; composed by Karol Maciej Szymanowski.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Klaudia Magdon) , "Dance", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2005-06-25
Line count: 6
Word count: 27

Dance

Language: English after the Polish (Polski)

When in your arms,
my dearest love,
on love’s bright wings
I flutter light as a bird in dance,
then every blossom in my garden
keeps with us the joyful round!

Text Authorship:

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Based on:

a text in Polish (Polski) by Zofia Szymanowska (1898 - 1946)
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This text was added to the website: 2025-11-21
Line count: 6
Word count: 31