by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866)
Translation © by Emily Ezust

Oft denk' ich, sie sind nur ausgegangen
 (Sung text for setting by G. Mahler)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT ENG ENG FRE ITA LIT NOR POR SPA
Oft denk' ich, sie sind nur ausgegangen,
Bald werden sie wieder nach Hause gelangen,
Der Tag ist schön, o sei nicht bang,
Sie machen nur einen weiten Gang.

Ja wohl, sie sind nur ausgegangen,
Und werden jetzt nach Hause gelangen,
O, sei nicht bang, der Tag ist schön,
Sie machen nur den Gang zu jenen Höh'n.

Sie sind uns nur voraus gegangen,
Und werden nicht wieder nach Hause verlangen,
Wir holen sie ein auf jenen Höh'n
Im Sonnenschein, der Tag is schön auf jenen Höh'n.

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Sovint penso que només han sortit a fora", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Often I think that they have only stepped out", copyright ©
  • ENG English [singable] (David Paley) , "I think they have gone for just a moment", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Spesso penso che siano solo usciti!", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • LIT Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) (Giedrius Prunskus) , "Tikiu, kad tik mirksniui paliko jie mus", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • NOR Norwegian (Bokmål) (Marianne Beate Kielland) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • POR Portuguese (Português) (Paulo Albuquerque de Noronha) , "Frequentemente penso que eles só saíram", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • SPA Spanish (Español) (Elena María Accinelli) , "A menudo pienso que sólo han salido un instante", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 87

Often I think that they have only stepped out
 (Sung text translation for setting by G. Mahler)
 See original
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
Often I think that they have only stepped out -
and that soon they will reach home again.
The day is fair - O don't be afraid -
They are only taking a long walk.

Yes: they have only stepped out
and will now return home.
O don't be anxious - the day is fair.
They are only taking a walk to those hills.

They have simply gone on ahead:
they will not wish to return home again.
We'll catch up to them on those hills.
In the sunshine the day is fair upon those hills.

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  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust

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