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by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866)

Translation © by Lau Kanen

Daß der Ostwind Düfte

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE JPN

Daß der Ostwind Düfte
Hauchet in die Lüfte,
Dadurch thut er kund,
Daß du hier gewesen.

[Weil]¹ hier Thränen rinnen,
Dadurch wirst du innen,
Wär's dir sonst nicht kund,
Daß ich hier gewesen.

Schönheit oder Liebe,
Ob versteckt sie bliebe?
Düfte thun es und
Thränen kund,
Daß sie hier gewesen.

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• F. Schubert

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Confirmed with Oestliche Rosen von Friedrich Rückert. Drei Lesen., Leipzig: F. A. Brockhaus, 1822, page 368.

¹ Schubert: "Daß"

Text Authorship:

by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), no title, appears in Östliche Rosen, in 3. Dritte Lese, Leipzig: F. A. Brockhaus, first published 1822 [author's text checked 2 times 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 Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791 - 1864), "Sie und ich", 1835 [sung text checked 1 time]
by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Daß sie hier gewesen", op. 59 (Vier Lieder) no. 2, D 775 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Dat zij hier geweest zijn", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "That the East Wind blows scents", copyright ©
ENG English [singable] (Natalie Macfarren) , "That thou here hast wandered"
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
JPN Japanese (日本語) (Naoyuki Okada) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 13
Word count: 50

Dat zij hier geweest zijn

Language: Dutch (Nederlands) after the German (Deutsch)

Laat de oostenwind¹ geuren
In de lucht bespeuren,
Dan roept hij in 't rond
Dat jij hier geweest bent.

Als hier tranen stromen,
Dan maar aangenomen,
Als je 't al niet vond,
Dat ik hier geweest ben.

Schoonheid dan wel liefde
Die geen zicht beliefde:
Geuren doen, net als 
tranen, kond
Dat zij hier geweest zijn.

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¹ Oostenwind: bij Schubert te zingen op drie achtste noten

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), no title, appears in Östliche Rosen, in 3. Dritte Lese, Leipzig: F. A. Brockhaus, first published 1822
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This text was added to the website: 2006-08-28
Line count: 13
Word count: 56