That night we kissed each other, o maiden

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by Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 - 1838)

Translation © by Emily Ezust

Da nachts wir uns küßten, o Mädchen

Language: German (Deutsch) after the French (Français)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE GRE IRI

Da nachts wir uns küßten, o Mädchen,
hat keiner uns zugeschaut.
Die Sterne, die standen am Himmel,
wir haben den Sternen getraut.

Es ist ein Stern gefallen,
der hat dem Meer uns verklagt,
da hat das Meer es dem Ruder,
das Ruder dem Schiffer gesagt.

Da sang der selbige Schiffer
es seiner Liebsten vor.
Nun singen's auf Straßen und Märkten
die Knaben und Mädchen im Chor.

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by Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 - 1838), "Verratene Liebe", subtitle: "Neugriechisch", written 1827, appears in Lieder und lyrisch epische Gedichte [an adaptation] [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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a text in French (Français) by Claude Charles Fauriel (1772 - 1844), "Les témoins de l'amour"
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a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Ὁ ἒρωτας φανερωμένος", collected by N. G. Politis around 1900; this is text no. 124 of a selection of
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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

That night we kissed each other, o maiden,
no one was observing us.
The stars, which stood in the sky -
we confided only in those stars.
 
It was one star that fell,
and accused us to the sea;
then the sea told it to a rudder,
and the rudder told it to a sailor.
 
That same sailor sang it
to his sweetheart.
Now, on the streets and in the market,
the boys and girls sing of it in chorus.

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Translated titles
"Verratene Liebe" = "Betrayed love"
"Verrathene Liebe" = "Betrayed love"

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 - 1838), "Verratene Liebe", subtitle: "Neugriechisch", written 1827, appears in Lieder und lyrisch epische Gedichte [an adaptation]
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Based on:

a text in French (Français) by Claude Charles Fauriel (1772 - 1844), "Les témoins de l'amour"
- Go to the text page.

Based on:

a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Ὁ ἒρωτας φανερωμένος", collected by N. G. Politis around 1900; this is text no. 124 of a selection of
- Go to the text page.

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 80