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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
Translation by Kazimierz Brodziński (1791 - 1835)

Die Bekehrte
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT ENG FRE ITA
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Bei dem Glanz der Abendröthe
Ging ich still den Wald entlang,
Damon saß und blies die Flöte,
Daß es von den Felsen klang,
So la la! . . .

Und er zog mich [zu]1 sich nieder,
Küßte mich so [hold, so]2 süß.
Und ich sagte: blase wieder!
Und der gute Junge blies,
So la la! . . .

Meine [Ruh]3 ist nun verloren,
Meine Freude floh davon,
Und ich [hör']4 vor meinen Ohren
Immer nur den alten Ton,
So la la, le ralla! . . .

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Confirmed with Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Sämmtliche Werke, Volume 1, Stuttgart und Tübingen, J. G. Cotta'scher Verlag, 1854, p. 5.

1 Medtner: "an"
2 Medtner, Stange: "hold und"
3 Medtner: "Ruhe"
4 Medtner: "höre"

Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Die Bekehrte", written 1796, first published 1797

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La convertida", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The woman converted", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English [singable] (Paul England) , no title
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Convertie", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GER German (Deutsch) [an adaptation]
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "La convertita", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 15
Word count: 90

Nawrócona
 (Sung text for setting by S. Moniuszko)
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Language: Polish (Polski)  after the German (Deutsch) 
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Wieczorem, pewnego czasu,
Szłam sama około lasu,
Na flecie grał Damon tkliwie,
Po całéj go słychać niwie,
   Tak: la la la!

Przynęcił mię, ośmiełony
Całował mię bez obrony;
Mówiłam mu: pograj chwilę!
I zagrał mi bardzo mile,
   Tak: la la la!

Zginęły swobody moie!
Odbiegły mię iuż pokoie,
I nigdy to lube granie,
Brzmieć w uszach mi nie przestanie,
   Tak: la la la!

Composition:

    Set to music by Stanisław Moniuszko (1819 - 1872), "Nawrócona", 1846

Text Authorship:

  • by Kazimierz Brodziński (1791 - 1835), "Nawrocóna"

Based on:

  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Die Bekehrte", written 1796, first published 1797
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2008-11-17
Line count: 15
Word count: 65

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