Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Der bescheidene Schäfer
 (Sung text for setting by J. Marx)
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Language: German (Deutsch)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT FRE
Mein Schäfer, ach! der ist bescheiden!
Er liebt mich, zärtlich liebt er mich;
Der Inbegriff von seinen Freuden,
Sagt er mir öfter, sei nur ich.
Doch bleibt er alle Zeit bescheiden.

Jüngst ließ die Mutter uns allein:
Was denkst du, ist alsdann geschehn?
Da stand er starr gleich einem Steine,
Guckt in den Hut und wollte gehn;
Und ach, wir waren ganz alleine!
Note for line 1-3: in an earlier edition of Marx's score, this was "von seiner"

Composition:

    Set to music by Joseph Marx (1882 - 1964), "Der bescheidene Schäfer", 1910, published 1911 [ soprano and piano ], in Lieder und Gesänge, II. Folge, Nr. 3, also set in English

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "El pastor tímid", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Le berger timide", copyright © 2016, (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: 10
Word count: 66

Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Mon berger, ah ! il est timide !
Il m'aime, tendrement, tendrement il m'aime !
Le sommet de sa joie,
Il me dit souvent, si seulement je, seulement je :
Mais il est toujours timide, timide.

Un fois ma mère nous a laissés tout seuls :
Que penses-tu qu'il est arrivé ?
Il se tenait là comme une pierre,
Regardait son chapeau et décida de partir,
Et hélas !, hélas ! nous étions seuls, tout seuls.

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  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2016 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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This text was added to the website: 2016-07-05
Line count: 10
Word count: 69