by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
Translation © by Amelia Maria Imbarrato

Der Goldschmiedsgesell
 (Sung text for setting by F. Schubert)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA
Es ist doch meine Nachbarin
Ein allerliebstes Mädchen!
Wie früh ich in der Werkstatt bin,
Blick' ich nach ihrem Lädchen.

 ... 

Ich feile; wohl zerfeil' ich dann
Auch manches goldne Drätchen.
Der Meister brummt, der harte Mann!
Er merkt, es war das Lädchen.

Und flugs wie nur der Handel still,
Gleich greift sie nach dem Rädchen.
Ich weiß wohl, was sie spinnen will:
Es hofft das liebe Mädchen.

Das kleine Füßchen tritt und tritt:
Da denk' ich mir das Wädchen,
Das Strumpfband denk' ich auch wohl mit,
Ich schenkt's dem lieben Mädchen.

Und nach den Lippen führt der Schatz
Das allerfeinste Fädchen.
O wär ich doch an seinem Platz,
Wie küßt' ich mir das Mädchen!

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,4-7 of the original text.

Composition:

    Set to music by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Der Goldschmiedsgesell", D 560 (1817), published 1850, stanzas 1,4-7 [ voice, piano ], A.Diabelli & Co., VN 8837, Wien (Nachlaß-Lieferung 48)

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "L’aprenent d’orfebre", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De goudsmidsgezel", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The goldsmith's apprentice", copyright ©
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "L'apprenti de l'orfèvre", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Il garzone dell'orefice", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 28
Word count: 161

Language: Italian (Italiano)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Però, la mia vicina è proprio 
una bella ragazza! 
Appena arrivo all'officina, 
guardo subito nella sua bottega. 

 ... 

Io lavoro di lima, 
lavoro tanti fili d'oro. 
Il padrone borbotta, che uomo insensibile! 
Dice, che era solo per la bottega. 

E di corsa, finita la vendita, 
lei torna all'arcolaio. 
Io lo so, che cosa vuole filare: 
la cara fanciulla spera. 

Il suo piedino fa un passetto dopo l'altro; 
io mi immagino il piccolo polpaccio, 
lo penso con la giarrettiera 
e la regalo alla cara fanciulla. 

E alle labbra porta il mio tesoro 
il filo più prezioso. 
Oh, fossi al suo posto, 
come mi bacerei la ragazza!

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,4-7 of the original text.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to Italian (Italiano) copyright © 2010 by Amelia Maria Imbarrato, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you must ask the copyright-holder(s) directly for permission. If you receive no response, you must consider it a refusal.

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This text was added to the website: 2010-10-23
Line count: 28
Word count: 150