Moon, did you also see

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by Robert Eduard Prutz (1816 - 1872)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Das Mädchen an den Mond

(Sung text for setting by H. Dorn)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE

(Das Mädchen spricht:)
 Mond, hast du nicht gesehen,
   Wie mich mein Schatz geküßt?
 Frei muß ich dir gestehen,
   Daß mich das sehr verdrießt.
 
 Auch weiß ich nicht, wie eben
   Es gestern Abend kam,
 Ob ich den Kuß gegeben,
   Ob er den Kuß sich nahm.

 Du mußt nicht weiter sagen,
   Ich bitte dich darum,
 Wenn dich die Leute fragen,
   O lieber Mond, sei stumm!

Note: The words "(Das Mädchen spricht:)" are not sung.

Composition:

Heinrich (Ludwig Egmont) Dorn

Text Authorship:

by Robert Eduard Prutz (1816 - 1872), no title, appears in Buch der Liebe, in 2. Zweites Buch, in Frühlingsliebe, no. 6

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English [singable] (Gwendolen Gore) , "Confidences"
ENG English [singable] (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist)
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "La jeune fille dit", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Harry Joelson , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2008-01-08
Line count: 13
Word count: 67

The maiden to the moon

(Sung text translation for setting by H. Dorn)

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

The maiden speaks:
 Moon, did you not see
   How my darling kissed me?
 I must tell you quite frankly
   That that annoys me very much.
 
 As well, I do not know exactly
   How it happened yesterday evening,
 Whether I gave the kiss to him,
   Or whether he took the kiss for himself.
 
 You must not spread the word,
   I beg you;
 When people ask you,
   Oh dear moon, remain mute!

Text Authorship:

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Robert Eduard Prutz (1816 - 1872), no title, appears in Buch der Liebe, in 2. Zweites Buch, in Frühlingsliebe, no. 6
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This text was added to the website: 2016-11-01
Line count: 13
Word count: 72