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Es träumte mir, Ich sei dir teuer; Doch zu erwachen Bedurft' [ich]1 kaum. Denn [ach]2 im Traume Bereits empfand ich, Es sei ein Traum.
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View text without footnotes1 Jenner: "es"
2 Brahms: "schon"
Text Authorship:
- by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875), appears in Polydora, ein weltpoetisches Liederbuch, first published 1854 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Spanish (Español) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Eduard Behm (1862 - 1946), "Spanisch", op. 17 (Acht Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 8, published 1899 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Es träumte mir", op. 57 (Acht Lieder und Gesänge) no. 3 (<<1871), published 1872, first performed 1872 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Gustav Jenner (1865 - 1920), "Es träumte mir, ich sei dir theuer", op. 7 (Sechs Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1900 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "I dreamed", copyright ©
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Milla Valkeasuo) , "Minä uneksin", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "J'ai rêvé", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Mi accadde di sognare", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 26
J'ai rêvé Que je t'étais cher; Pourtant c'est à peine Si je pouvais me réveiller. Car [hélas pendant le rêve]1 J'avais déjà compris Que ce n'était qu'un rêve.
1 Brahms: "pendant le rêve même"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2008 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 Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875), appears in Polydora, ein weltpoetisches Liederbuch, first published 1854
Based on:
- a text in Spanish (Español) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [text unavailable]
This text was added to the website: 2008-04-02
Line count: 7
Word count: 29