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Mir träumte einst ein schöner Traum: Mich liebte eine blonde Maid; Es war am grünen Waldesraum, Es war zur warmen Frühlingszeit: Die Knospe sprang, der Waldbach schwoll, Fern aus dem Dorfe scholl Geläut -- Wir waren ganzer Wonne voll, Versunken ganz in Seligkeit. Und schöner noch als einst der Traum Begab es sich in Wirklichkeit -- Es war am grünen Waldesraum, Es war zur warmen Frühlingszeit: Der Waldbach schwoll, die Knospe sprang, Geläut erscholl vom Dorfe her -- Ich hielt dich fest, ich hielt dich lang -- Und lasse dich nun nimmermehr! O, frühlingsgrüner Waldesraum! Du lebst in mir durch alle Zeit -- Dort ward die Wirklichkeit zum Traum, Dort ward der Traum zur Wirklichkeit!
Composition:
- Set to music by Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907), "Ein Traum", op. 48 no. 6, published 1889 [ voice and piano ], also set in Norwegian (Bokmål)
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892), "Mir träumte einst ein schöner Traum", appears in Alte und neue Gedichte, in 9. Aus dem Buche Edlitam (1847-1851)
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Manuel Capdevila i Font) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Peter Low) , "I once had a beautiful dream", copyright © 2002, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Un rêve", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- JPN Japanese (日本語) (Naoyuki Okada) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Juan Henríquez Concepción) , "Un sueño", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Vaig somniar una vegada un bell somni: una noia rossa m’estimava; era en la volta verda del bosc, era en el càlid temps primaveral: Les poncelles brotaven, el rierol s’inflava, arribaven repics llunyans des del poble... estàvem plens de felicitat, submergits del tot en la beatitud. I encara més bell que aquell somni succeí en la realitat... fou en la volta verda del bosc, fou en el càlid temps primaveral. El rierol s’inflà, les poncelles brotaren, arribaren repics des del poble... et vaig abraçar fermament, molta estona, i mai més no et vaig deixar! Oh, volta del bosc de verd primaveral! vius en mi en tot moment... Allà la realitat fou un somni, allà el somni es féu realitat!
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2025 by Manuel Capdevila i Font, (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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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892), "Mir träumte einst ein schöner Traum", appears in Alte und neue Gedichte, in 9. Aus dem Buche Edlitam (1847-1851)
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