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by Ferdinand Freiligrath (1810 - 1876)

Translation © by Shula Keller

Venetianisches Gondellied

(Sung text for setting by F. Mendelssohn)

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Language: German (Deutsch) after the English

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG ENG FRE ITA ITA LIT

Wenn durch die Piazetta
Die Abendluft weht,
Dann weißt du, Ninetta,
Wer wartend hier steht.
Du weißt, wer trotz Schleier
Und Maske dich kennt,
Du weisst, wie die Sehnsucht 
Im Herzen mir brennt.

Ein Schifferkleid trag' ich
Zur selbigen Zeit,
Und zitternd dir sag' ich:
„Das Boot ist bereit!
O, komm’! jetzt, wo Lune’n
Noch Wolken umziehn,
Laß durch die Lagunen,
Geliebte uns fliehn!“

Confirmed with Ferdinand Freiligrath's sämmtliche Werke, Dritter Band, New-York: Verlag von Friedrich Gerhard, 1858, page 326.

Composition:

Felix Mendelssohn

Text Authorship:

by Ferdinand Freiligrath (1810 - 1876), "When through the Piazetta"

Based on:

a text in English by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852), "When through the Piazzetta"
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CAT Catalan (Català) (Marta Garcia Cadena) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English [singable] (Shula Keller) , "When through the piazzetta", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chant vénitien II", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Quando per la Piazzetta", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
LIT Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) (Giedrius Prunskus) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-13
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Word count: 68

When through the piazzetta

(Sung text translation for setting by F. Mendelssohn)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

When through the piazzetta 
blows the cool night air
Then, darling Ninetta, 
I'll come to you there.

Beneath your mask, hiding, 
I'll know you from afar
(2) As love knows, tho' clouding 
its own evening star.

I'll masquerade for you 
as a fair Gondolier,
And whisper, trembling --  
"Our boat, love, is near!"

Now come, under cover 
of the clouds by the moon ...
Now come, fly with me, 
o'er the silent Lagoon.

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Ferdinand Freiligrath (1810 - 1876), "When through the Piazetta"
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Based on:

a text in English by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852), "When through the Piazzetta"
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This text was added to the website: 2009-08-10
Line count: 16
Word count: 71