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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

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!

Composition:

    Set to music by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Liebhaber in allen Gestalten", D 558 (1817), published 1887, stanzas 1-3,9 [ voice, piano ], Friedlaender VII, Leipzig

Text Authorship:

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

See other settings of this text.

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

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