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Ich ging im Felde So für mich hin, Und nichts zu suchen, Das war mein Sinn. Da stand ein Blümchen Sogleich so nah, Daß ich im Leben Nichts lieber sah. Ich wollt' es brechen, Da sagt' es schleunig: Ich habe Wurzeln, Die sind gar heimlich. Im tiefen Boden Bin ich gegründet; Drum sind die Blüthen So schön geründet. Ich kann nicht liebeln, Ich kann nicht schranzen, Mußt mich nicht brechen, Mußt mich verpflanzen. Ich ging im Walde So vor mich hin; Ich war so heiter, Wollt' immer weiter -- Das war mein Sinn.
Confirmed with Goethe's Werke. Vollständige Ausgabe, letzter Hand, Dritter Band, Stuttgart und Tübingen, in der J. G. Cotta'schen Buchhandlung, 1828, pages 54-55.
Text Authorship:
- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Im Vorübergehn", appears in Goethe's Werke. Vollständige Ausgabe, letzter Hand, Band III, in 1. Lyrisches [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 Julius Kniese (1848 - 1905), "Im Vorübergehn", op. 10 (Sechs Lieder) no. 1, published 1890 [ voice and piano ], Dresden, Hoffarth [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Loewe (1796 - 1869), "Im Vorübergehn", op. 81 (Fünf Lieder für Sopran, Alt, Tenor und Bass) no. 1 (1836), published 1842 [ SATB chorus ], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Nikolai Karlovich Medtner (1880 - 1951), "Im Vorübergehn", op. 6 no. 4, from Neun Lieder von W. Goethe, no. 4, also set in Russian (Русский) [sung text checked 1 time]
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- Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Nikolai Karlovich Medtner.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "En passant", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Passando oltre", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 92
Andavo per i campi nei miei pensieri intento, senza nessuno scopo, questo era il mio sentimento. Vidi un piccolo fiore, stava proprio lì accanto mai ne conobbi in vita uno bello altrettanto. Io lo volevo cogliere, ma lui mi disse tosto: posseggo le radici, le tengo in un luogo nascosto, bene ancorate nel terreno profondo, per questo il fiore nasce così bello e rotondo. Non posso amoreggiare e nemmeno adulare, tu non mi devi cogliere, ma solo trapiantare. Andavo per i boschi, nei miei pensieri intento, lieto di passare oltre; questo era il mio sentimento.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Italian (Italiano) copyright © 2009 by Ferdinando Albeggiani, (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 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Im Vorübergehn", appears in Goethe's Werke. Vollständige Ausgabe, letzter Hand, Band III, in 1. Lyrisches
This text was added to the website: 2009-09-01
Line count: 25
Word count: 95