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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Translation © by Emily Ezust

Hin und wieder fliegen die Pfeile

(Sung text for setting by F. Schubert)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE GRE

Hin und wieder fliegen die Pfeile;
Amors leichte Pfeile fliegen
Von dem schlanken goldnen Bogen;
Mädchen, seyd ihr nicht getroffen?
Es ist Glück! Es ist nur Glück.

Warum fliegt er so in Eile?
Jene dort will er besiegen;
Schon ist er vorbei geflogen;
Sorglos bleibt der Busen offen;
Gebet Acht! Er kommt zurück!

Composition:

Franz Peter Schubert

Claudine von Villa Bella

Text Authorship:

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, written 1787/88, appears in Claudine von Villa Bella

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "De vegades volen les fletxes", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Heen en weer, ja, vliegen pijlen", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Back and forth fly arrows", copyright © 2008
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Des flèches volent de temps en temps", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GRE Greek (Ελληνικά) [singable] (Christakis Poumbouris) , "Πάνε κι έρχονται τα βέλη", copyright © 2013, (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: 10
Word count: 53

Back and forth fly arrows

(Sung text translation for setting by F. Schubert)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Back and forth fly arrows;
Cupid's light arrows fly
from his slender, golden bow.
Maidens, have you not been struck?
It is Fate! It is only Fate.

Why does he fly in such haste?
That one there he wishes to conquer;
but he has already flown past,
and her open heart remains care-free.
Take heed! He is coming back!

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2008 by Emily Ezust
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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, written 1787/88, appears in Claudine von Villa Bella
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This text was added to the website: 2008-02-21
Line count: 10
Word count: 59