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by Matthias Claudius (1740 - 1815)

Translation © by Ferdinando Albeggiani

An eine Quelle

(Sung text for setting by B. Weber)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA

Du kleine grünumwachsne Quelle,
  An der ich Daphne jüngst gesehn!
Dein Wasser war so still! so helle!
  Und Daphne's Bild darinn, so schön!
O, wenn sie sich nochmal am Ufer sehen läßt,
So halte du ihr schönes Bild doch fest;
Ich schleiche heimlich denn mit naßen Augen hin,
  Dem Bilde meine Noth zu klagen;
Denn, wenn ich bey ihr selber bin,
Dann, ach! dann kann ich ihr nichts sagen.

First published in 1764 in a slightly different version in Tändeleyen und Erzählungen, see below.

Composition:

Bernhard Anselm Weber

Text Authorship:

by Matthias Claudius (1740 - 1815), "An eine Quelle", written 1760, first published 1764

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "A una font", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Tot een bron", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "To a spring", copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "À une source", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "A una fonte", copyright © 2012, (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.
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A una fonte

(Sung text translation for setting by B. Weber)

See original

Language: Italian (Italiano) after the German (Deutsch)

Piccola fonte, tutta circondata di verde
dove da poco ho sorpreso Dafne!
Limpide e calme sono le tue acque,
e così bello il riflesso di Dafne!
Se lei apparisse di nuovo sulle tue sponde,
trattieni a lungo il riflesso di lei;
mi avvicinerò in segreto con le lacrime agli occhi,
per lamentare il mio dolore sulla sua immagine.
Perché se dovessi trovarmi al suo fianco,
non mi riuscirebbe di dire una sola parola.

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Translation from German (Deutsch) to Italian (Italiano) copyright © 2012 by Ferdinando Albeggiani, (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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