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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
Translation by Knud Lyne Rahbek (1760 - 1830)

Ein Veilchen auf der Wiese stand
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  DUT ENG ENG ENG FRE ITA NOR SPA SPA
Ein Veilchen auf der Wiese stand,
Gebückt in sich und unbekannt;
Es war ein herzigs Veilchen.
[Da]1 kam [eine]2 junge Schäferin
Mit leichtem [Schritt]3 und muntrem Sinn
Daher, daher,
Die Wiese her, und sang.

Ach! denkt das Veilchen, wär ich nur
Die schönste Blume der Natur,
Ach, nur ein kleines Weilchen,
Bis mich das Liebchen abgepflückt
Und an dem Busen matt gedrückt!
Ach nur, ach nur
Ein Viertelstündchen lang!

Ach! aber ach! das Mädchen kam
Und nicht in Acht das Veilchen nahm,
[Ertrat]4 das arme Veilchen.
Es sank und starb und freut' sich noch:
Und sterb' ich denn, so sterb' ich doch
Durch sie, durch sie,
Zu ihren Füßen doch.

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Note for Stanza 1, line 5: "muntrem" is often modernized to "munterm"

1 omitted by Štěpán.
2 Mozart: " ein' "
3 Medtner: "Tritt"
4 Kunzen: "Zertrat"

Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Das Veilchen", appears in Erwin und Elmire

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

  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Het viooltje", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Walter Meyer) , "A violet stood upon the lea", copyright © 1996, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English [singable] (Leon Malinofsky) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "La violette", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "La violetta", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • NOR Norwegian (Bokmål) (Marianne Beate Kielland) , "Fiolen", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • SPA Spanish (Español) (Elisa Rapado) , "Una pequeña violeta vivía sobre la pradera", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • SPA Spanish (Español) (Elisa Rapado) , copyright © 2018, (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: 21
Word count: 110

Romance efter Göthe
 (Sung text for setting by F. Kunzen)
 See original
Language: Danish (Dansk)  after the German (Deutsch) 
En Martsviol beskeden stod 
Ukjendt ved stolte Blomsters Fod,  
Og man den agted ikke!  
En ung Hyrdinde kom derhen,  
Med lystigt Sind og munter Gang, 
Derhen,
Ad Engen hen, og sang.  

Violen sukked': Hvo der var 
Den skjönnest' Blomst Naturen har, 
 ak!  kun få Øjeblikke;  
Til hun mig havde plukt, og kyst, 
Og ladt mig visne på sit Bryst, 
Ak kun 
En liden, liden Stund. 

Men ak!  Hyrdinden kom derhen, 
Og så den ei, og trådde den, 
Den Arme!  under Fødder! 
Den segned, døde, glædde sig; 
Jeg døer med Glæde, da jeg døer ved dig; 
Ved dig 
dog for din Fod jeg døer.

Composition:

    Set to music by Friedrich Ludwig Æmelius Kunzen (1761 - 1817), "Romance efter Göthe", published [1786] [ voice and piano ], from Viser og lyriske Sange, satte i musik af Federik Ludevig Æmilius Kunzen, no. 3, Kjøbenhavn: August Friderich Stein

Text Authorship:

  • by Knud Lyne Rahbek (1760 - 1830), "Romance", subtitle: "Efter Göthe", appears in Lyriske Digte

Based on:

  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Das Veilchen", appears in Erwin und Elmire
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Researcher for this page: Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2020-02-03
Line count: 21
Word count: 109

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