by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
Translation Singable translation possibly by Maurice Kufferath (1852 - 1919), as Maurice Reymont and possibly by Gustave Lagye (1843 - 1908)

Zwischen Weizen und Korn
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT ENG FRE
Zwischen Weizen und Korn,
Zwischen Hecken und Dorn,
Zwischen Bäumen und Gras,
Wo [gehts]1 Liebchen? 
Sag mir das.

  Fand mein Holdchen 
  Nicht daheim;
  Muß das Goldchen 
  Draußen sein.
  Grünt und blühet 
  Schön der Mai;
  Liebchen ziehet 
  Froh und frei.

An dem Felsen beim Fluß,
Wo sie reichte den Kuß,
Jenen ersten im Gras, 
Seh' ich etwas!
Ist sie das? --2

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Note: The modernized spelling of "Weizen" is "Waizen". See also this placeholder for songs with the title "Mailied" that might or might not refer to this poem.

1 Huberti: "geht das"
2 Several composers (not Huberti, Medtner) add: "Das ist sie, das!"

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , no title, copyright ©
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chant de mai", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 18
Word count: 61

Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Par vallons et guérets,
par les bois et les prés,
loin de mes yeux jaloux,
où va ma belle ?
Le savez-vous ?

A sa porte, 
mais en vain,
j'ai frappé 
de grand matin.
Tout s'éveille 
au doux printemps,
et mignonne 
court les champs.

Là-bas où le flot vient se briser,
où j'obtins un doux baiser,
le premier, ô tendre émoi.
N'est-ce pas toi !
Que je voi ?

Note: the Huberti score gives Lagye as the translator of this text, and the Rezniček score gives Maurice Reymont as the translator. When we find a primary source for this text, we will update the authorship. The text shown above is the Huberti score's version, with footnotes to show where it differs from Rezniček's.

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Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2014-03-12
Line count: 18
Word count: 66