Whenever she came, her image appeared to me

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by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

So oft sie kam, erschien mir die Gestalt

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA SPA

So oft sie kam, erschien mir die Gestalt
So lieblich wie das erste Grün im Wald.

Und was sie sprach, drang mir zum Herzen ein
Süß wie des Frühlings erstes Lied im Hain.

Und als Lebwohl sie winkte mit der Hand,
War's, ob der letzte Jugendtraum mir schwand.

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• F. Hensel • O. Schoeck • R. Schumann

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Text Authorship:

by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), "Kommen und Scheiden", appears in Gedichte, in 4. Viertes Buch, in Liebesklänge [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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Word count: 50

Whenever she came, her image appeared to...

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Whenever she came, her image appeared to me
As beautiful as the first green of the forest.

And what she said penetrated my heart
As sweetly as the first song of spring in the grove.

And when in farewell she waved with her hand,
It was as if the last dream of youth disappeared for me.

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• R. Schumann

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Translations of titles:
"Kommen und Scheiden" = "Arrival and Parting"
"So oft sie kam, erschien mir die Gestalt" = "Whenever she came, her image appeared to me"

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), "Kommen und Scheiden", appears in Gedichte, in 4. Viertes Buch, in Liebesklänge
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This text was added to the website: 2008-01-09
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Word count: 58