Amoureux sous toutes ses formes | Je voudrais être un poisson

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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Liebhaber in allen Gestalten

(Sung text for setting by F. Schubert)

See original

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA

Ich wollt' ich wär' ein Fisch,
So munter so frisch;
Und kämst du zu angeln,
Ich würde nicht mangeln.
Ich wollt' ich wär' ein Fisch,
So hurtig und frisch.

Ich wollt' ich wär' ein Pferd,
Da wär' ich dir werth.
O wär' ich ein Wagen,
Bequem dich zu tragen.
Ich wollt' ich wär' ein Pferd,
Da wär' ich dir werth. 

Ich wollt' ich wäre Gold,
Dir immer im Sold;
Und thätst du was kaufen,
Käm ich wie gelaufen.
Ich wollt' ich wäre Gold,
Dir immer im Sold.

 ... 

Doch bin ich wie ich bin,
Doch nimm mich nur hin!
Willst  ...  bess're besitzen,
So laß dir sie schnitzen.
Ich bin nun wie ich bin;
So nimm mich nur hin!

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-3,9 of the original text.

Composition:

Franz Peter Schubert

Text Authorship:

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Liebhaber in allen Gestalten", written 1810, first published 1815

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Minnaars in soorten", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "I wish I were a fish", copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Amoureux sous toutes ses formes", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Innamorato in tutte le forme", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Martin-Beatus Meier , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 54
Word count: 256

Amoureux sous toutes ses formes

(Sung text translation for setting by F. Schubert)

See original

Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

Je voudrais être un poisson
Si rapide et si frais;
Et si tu venais pêcher,
Je ne m'esquiverais pas.
Je voudrais être un poisson
Si rapide et si frais;

Je voudrais être un cheval
Alors tu m'estimerais.
Oh, si j'étais une charrette,
Je te porterais confortablement.
Je voudrais être un cheval
Alors tu m'estimerais.

Je voudrais être de l'or
Toujours dans ta bourse;
Et si tu allais faire des achats,
J'arriverais en courant.
Je voudrais être de l'or
Toujours dans ta bourse.

 ... 

Mais je suis comme je suis,
Et prends-moi comme ça!
Si tu veux posséder mieux,
Fais-le-toi sculpter.
Mais je suis comme je suis,
Et prends-moi comme ça!

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-3,9 of the original text.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2009 by Pierre Mathé, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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