My darling has gone wandering

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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Translation © by John Glenn Paton

Mein Schatz ist auf die Wanderschaft hin

(Sung text for setting by N. Gade)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FIN FRE

Mein Schatz,  ...  ist auf die Wanderschaft hin,
Ich weiß aber nicht, was ich so traurig bin,
Vielleicht ist er todt und liegt in guter Ruh,
Drum bring ich meine Zeit so traurig zu.

Als ich mit meinem Schatz in die Kirche wollt gehn,
Viel falsche falsche Zungen unter der Thüre stehn,
Die eine redt dies, die andere redt das,
Das macht mir gar oft die Äuglein naß.

Die Disteln und die Dornen, die stechen all so sehr,
Die falschen, falschen Zungen aber noch viel mehr,
Kein Feuer auf Erden, ach brennet also heiß
Als die heimliche Liebe, die niemand nicht weiß.

Ach herzliebster Schatz, ich bitte dich noch eins,
Du wollest auch bei meinem Begräbnis seyn,
Bei meinem Begräbnis bis ins kühle Grab,
Dieweil ich dich so treulich geliebet hab.

Ach Gott! was hat mein Vater und Mutter gethan,
Sie haben mich gezwungen zu einem ehrlichen Mann,
Zu einem ehrlichen Mann, den ich nicht geliebt,
Das macht mir ja mein Herz so betrübt.

Note: modernized German would change "todt" to "tot", "Thüre" to Türe", "seyn" to "sein", "gethan" to "getan".

Composition:

Niels Wilhelm Gade

Text Authorship:

from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Heimlicher Liebe Pein", appears in Des Knaben Wunderhorn, first published 1808

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (John Glenn Paton) , copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , "Salaisen rakkauden tuska", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2004-06-19
Line count: 20
Word count: 177

My darling has gone wandering

(Sung text translation for setting by N. Gade)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

My darling has gone wandering,
but I do not know why I am so sad;
perhaps he is dead and lies resting well,
that's why I spend my time being so sad.

When I wanted to go to the church (get married) with my darling,
many lying, lying tongues were around the door;
one said this, the other said that,
which brings tears to my eyes pretty often.

Thistles and thorns, they prick so badly,
but lying tongues prick even much worse.
No fire on earth burns as hot
as secret love that no one knows about.

Ah, dearest darling, I just ask you for one thing:
you should be at my burial,
at my burial in the cool grave,
because I loved you so truly.

O God, what have my father and mother done?
They forced me to marry an honest man,
an honest man whom I do not love,
which makes my heart so troubled.

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a text in German (Deutsch) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Heimlicher Liebe Pein", appears in Des Knaben Wunderhorn, first published 1808
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This text was added to the website: 2004-06-19
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Word count: 157