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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. Sie singen von unsrer Liebe, von Wellen und Sternenlicht. Lass Liebste, sie singen und raunen: wir küssen und hören sie nicht!
Composition:
- Set to music by Engelbert Humperdinck (1854 - 1921), "Verratene Liebe"
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"
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
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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
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 69
That night we kissed each other, o maiden, no one was observing us. The stars, which stood in the sky - we confided only in those stars. It was one star that fell, and accused us to the sea; then the sea told it to a rudder, and the rudder told it to a sailor. That same sailor sang it to his sweetheart. Now, on the streets and in the market, the boys and girls sing of it in chorus. They are singing of our love, of waves and of starlight. Let them, Dearest, sing and whisper: we are kissing and do not hear them!
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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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]
Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Claude Charles Fauriel (1772 - 1844), "Les témoins de l'amour"
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
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 80