by Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 - 1838)
Translation © by Amelia Maria Imbarrato

Frauen‑Liebe und Leben
 (Sung text for setting by F. Lachner)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT CHI DAN DUT ENG ENG FRE HEB IRI ITA NOR POR RUS
Seit ich ihn gesehen,
  Glaub' ich blind zu sein;
Wo ich hin nur blicke,
  Seh' ich ihn allein;
Wie im wachen Traume
  Steht sein Bild vor mir,
Taucht aus tiefstem Dunkel,
  Heller empor.

Sonst ist licht- und farblos
  Alles um mich her,
Nach der Schwestern Spiele
  Nicht begehr' ich mehr,
Möchte lieber weinen,
  Still im Kämmerlein;
Seit ich ihn gesehen,
  Glaub' ich blind zu sein.

Seit ich ihn gesehen,
  Glaub' ich blind zu sein;
Wo ich hin nur blicke,
  Seh' ich ihn allein;
Wie im wachen Traume
  Schwebt sein Bild mir vor,
Taucht aus tiefstem Dunkel,
  Heller empor.

Composition:

    Set to music by Franz Paul Lachner (1803 - 1890), "Frauen-Liebe und Leben", op. 82 (1831), published 1847 [ voice, piano, and clarinet or cello obbligato ], Mainz, Schott

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • CHI Chinese (中文) (Mei Foong Ang) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DAN Danish (Dansk) (Maryanna Morthensen) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Daniel Platt) , "Since I saw him", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Kyle Gee) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Depuis que je l'ai vu", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • HEB Hebrew (עברית) (Max Mader) (Tsippora Samberg) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • IRI Irish (Gaelic) [singable] (Gabriel Rosenstock) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Da quando lo vidi", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • NOR Norwegian (Bokmål) (Marianne Beate Kielland) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • POR Portuguese (Português) (Joana Albergaria Teixeira) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • RUS Russian (Русский) (Natalia Vyshynska) , "С тех пор, как я увидела его", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 71

Language: Italian (Italiano)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Da quando lo vidi, 
mi sembra di essere cieca,
dovunque io guardi, 
vedo solo lui;
come in un sogno cosciente 
mi sta davanti la sua immagine,
dalle profonde tenebre 
sorge più chiara.

Tutto il resto è senza luce 
e senza colore intorno a me,
i giochi delle sorelle 
non mi interessano più,
preferisco piangere in silenzio 
nella mia cameretta;
da quando lo vidi, 
mi sembra di essere cieca.

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This text was added to the website: 2007-03-15
Line count: 16
Word count: 68