In a valley by a brook

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by Johann André (1741 - 1799)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Der Schmetterling

(Sung text for setting by J. Schulz)

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Language: German (Deutsch) after the French (Français)

Our translations: ENG

In einem Tal, bei einem Bach,
da flog ein bunter Schmetterling;
ein Mädchen, das ihn gerne fing,
das lief dem bunten Tierchen nach.

Es lief dem bunten Tierchen nach;
doch unversehn's blieb im Gesträuch
sein Fuß verwickelt, und sogleich
fiel's arme Mädchen in den Bach!

Das arme Mädchen fiel in'n Bach
und schrie; gleich lief auf sein Geschrei
ein hübscher junger Bursch herbei,
der zog es eiligst aus dem Bach.

Er zog es eiligst aus dem Bach!
Das Mädchen nahm, aus Dankbarkeit,
ihn mit nach Haus und seit der Zeit
läuft's keinem Schmetterling mehr nach!

Composition:

Johann Abraham Peter Schulz

Text Authorship:

by Johann André (1741 - 1799), no title [an adaptation]

Based on:

a text in French (Français) by Marie-Justine Favart (1727 - 1772), no title, appears in Les Ensorcelés, ou Jeannot et Jeannette. Parodie, first published 1758
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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Peter Donderwinkel , Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 96

The butterfly

(Sung text translation for setting by J. Schulz)

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

In a valley by a brook
There flew a colourful butterfly;
A maiden, who would gladly catch it,
Ran after the colourful little creature.

She ran after the colourful little creature;
But suddenly her foot was caught 
In the shrubbery and at once
The poor girl fell into the brook!

The poor girl fell into the brook
And screamed; at the screaming, a handsome,
Valiant youth ran up,
Who pulled her quickly out of the brook.

He pulled her quickly out of the brook!
In gratitude the maiden took
Him home with her and since that time
She chases no more butterflies!

Translations of title(s):
"Der Schmetterling" = "The butterfly"
"In einem Tal, bei einem Bach" = "In a valley by a brook"
"Romanze" = "Romance"

Text Authorship:

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann André (1741 - 1799), no title [an adaptation]
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Based on:

a text in French (Français) by Marie-Justine Favart (1727 - 1772), no title, appears in Les Ensorcelés, ou Jeannot et Jeannette. Parodie, first published 1758
- Go to the text page.

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This text was added to the website: 2020-06-17
Line count: 16
Word count: 102