In the quiet meadowy valley

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sometimes misattributed to Agnes von Calatin (1813 - 1844) and by Joseph Christian Freiherr von Zedlitz (1796 - 1869)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Getäuscht hat mich ein Schimmer

(Sung text for setting by J. Lang)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

 ... 

Getäuscht hat mich ein Schimmer,
Der mich gelockt von fern;
Ein Irrlicht war sein Flimmer,
Ich hielt's für einen Stern! --

Note: the text above is taken from stanza 10 of the original text.

Confirmed with: Johann Christian Freiherr von Zedlitz, Gedichte, Stuttgart: J.G. Cotta'scher Verlag, 1859, pages 205-207.

Composition:

Josephine Lang

Text Authorship:

sometimes misattributed to Agnes von Calatin (1813 - 1844)
by Joseph Christian Freiherr von Zedlitz (1796 - 1869), "Getäuschte Hoffnung"

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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I was deceived by a gleaming

(Sung text translation for setting by J. Lang)

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

 ... 

I was deceived by a gleaming
That enticed me from afar!
Its glimmer was a will-o'-the-wisp.
I thought it was a star! --

Note: the text above is taken from stanza 10 of the original text.

Translations of title(s):
"Getäuscht hat mich ein Schimmer" = "I was deceived by a gleaming"
"Getäuschte Hoffnung" = "Deceived hopes"

Text Authorship:

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a text in German (Deutsch) misattributed to Agnes von Calatin (1813 - 1844) and by Joseph Christian Freiherr von Zedlitz (1796 - 1869), "Getäuschte Hoffnung"
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This text was added to the website: 2006-05-08
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