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by Joseph Viktor von Scheffel (1826 - 1886)

Als ich zum Erstenmal dich sah
 (Sung text for setting by J. Lang)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG ITA
Als ich zum erstenmal dich sah,
Es war am sechsten Märze,
Da fuhr ein Blitz aus blauer Luft
Versengend in mein Herze.

Hat All' verbrannt, was drinnen stand,
Es ist mir Nichts geblieben,
Doch Epheu gleich wächst aus dem Schutt
Der Name meiner Lieben.

Composition:

    Set to music by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Als ich zum Erstenmal dich sah", op. 45 (Fünf Lieder aus dem Trompeter von Säckingen) no. 4 (1869), published 1879 [ voice and piano ], Weimar: T.F.A. Kühn

Text Authorship:

  • by Joseph Viktor von Scheffel (1826 - 1886), no title, appears in Der Trompeter von Säkkingen, in Vierzehntes Stück. Das Büchlein der Lieder, in 1. Lieder jung Werners, no. 2

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "When I saw you for the first time", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Quando per la prima volta ti ho vista", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2006-11-15
Line count: 8
Word count: 44

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