Mentre de nit es besàvem, oh noia

Attention! Some of this material is not in the public domain.

It is illegal to copy and distribute our copyright-protected material without permission. It is also illegal to reprint copyright texts or translations without the name of the author or translator.

To inquire about permissions and rates, contact Emily Ezust at licenses@email.lieder.example.net

If you wish to reprint translations, please make sure you include the names of the translators in your email. They are below each translation.

Note: You must use the copyright symbol © when you reprint copyright-protected material.

by Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 - 1838)

Translation © by Salvador Pila

Verratene Liebe

(Sung text for setting by R. Schumann)

See original

Language: German (Deutsch) after the French (Français)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE GRE IRI

Da nachts wir uns küßten, o Mädchen,
hat keiner uns zugeschaut.
Die Sterne, die standen am Himmel,
wir haben den Sternen getraut.

Es ist ein Stern gefallen,
der hat dem Meer uns verklagt,
da hat das Meer es dem Ruder,
das Ruder dem Schiffer gesagt.

Da sang der selbige Schiffer
es seiner Liebsten vor.
Nun singen's auf Straßen und Märkten
die Knaben und Mädchen im Chor.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-3 of the original text.

Composition:

Robert Schumann

Text Authorship:

by Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 - 1838), "Verratene Liebe", subtitle: "Neugriechisch", written 1827, appears in Lieder und lyrisch epische Gedichte [an adaptation]

Based on:

a text in French (Français) by Claude Charles Fauriel (1772 - 1844), "Les témoins de l'amour"
- Go to the text page.

Based on:

a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Ὁ ἒρωτας φανερωμένος", collected by N. G. Politis around 1900; this is text no. 124 of a selection of
- Go to the text page.

See other settings of this text.

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Verklikte liefde", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , no title, copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GRE Greek (Ελληνικά) [singable] (Christakis Poumbouris) , copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
IRI Irish (Gaelic) [singable] (Gabriel Rosenstock) , copyright © 2016, (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: 12
Word count: 69

Amor traït

(Sung text translation for setting by R. Schumann)

See original

Language: Catalan (Català) after the German (Deutsch)

Mentre de nit es besàvem, oh noia,
ningú ens estava mirant.
Les estrelles que estaven al cel,
en elles havíem confiat.

Fou una estrella que caigué
la que ens delatà al mar,
llavors el mar ho digué al rem,
i el rem ho digué al mariner.

Després, el mateix mariner
ho cantà davant la seva estimada.
Ara, als carrers i als mercats,
els nois i les noies ho canten en un cor.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-3 of the original text.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2021 by Salvador Pila, (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.
Contact: licenses@email.lieder.example.net

Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 - 1838), "Verratene Liebe", subtitle: "Neugriechisch", written 1827, appears in Lieder und lyrisch epische Gedichte [an adaptation]
- Go to the text page.

Based on:

a text in French (Français) by Claude Charles Fauriel (1772 - 1844), "Les témoins de l'amour"
- Go to the text page.

Based on:

a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Ὁ ἒρωτας φανερωμένος", collected by N. G. Politis around 1900; this is text no. 124 of a selection of
- Go to the text page.

Go to the general single-text view

This text was added to the website: 2021-03-15
Line count: 12
Word count: 72