The woman converted | In the radiance of the sunset glow

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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Die Bekehrte

Language: German (Deutsch)

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Bei dem Glanz der Abendröthe
Ging ich still den Wald entlang,
Damon saß und blies die Flöte,
Daß es von den Felsen klang,
So la la! . . .

Und er zog mich zu sich nieder,
Küßte mich so hold, so süß.
Und ich sagte: blase wieder!
Und der gute Junge blies,
So la la! . . .

Meine Ruh ist nun verloren,
Meine Freude floh davon,
Und ich hör' vor meinen Ohren
Immer nur den alten Ton,
So la la, le ralla! . . .

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• N. Medtner • M. Stange

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Confirmed with Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Sämmtliche Werke, Volume 1, Stuttgart und Tübingen, J. G. Cotta'scher Verlag, 1854, p. 5.

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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Die Bekehrte", written 1796, first published 1797 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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The woman converted

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

In the radiance of the sunset glow
I walked quietly along the forest,
Damon sat and played his flute
So that it rang from the rocky cliffs,
So la la! . . .
 
And he drew me down to him,
Kissed me so beautifully, so sweetly,
And I said: play again!
And the good lad played,
So la la! . . .
 
My peace is now lost,
My joy has flown away,
And in my ears I hear
Always only the old sound,
So la la, le ralla! . . .

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