Ach, wie brengt de mooie dagen

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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Translation © by Lau Kanen

Erster Verlust

(Sung text for setting by A. Berg)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA NOR

Ach wer bringt die schönen Tage,
Jene Tage der ersten Liebe,
Ach wer bringt nur eine Stunde
Jener holden Zeit zurück!

Einsam nähr' ich meine Wunde
Und mit stets erneuter Klage
Traur' ich um's verlorne Glück.

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2 of the original text.

First written 1785 by Goethe for his fragmentary Singspiel "Die ungleichen Hausgenossen" (Arie der Baronesse, Act II), with different stanzas 2 and 3.

Composition:

Alban Maria Johannes Berg

Jugendlieder, Vol. II (1904-08)

Text Authorship:

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Erster Verlust", first published 1789

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
CAT Catalan (Català) (Manuel Capdevila i Font) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "First loss", copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Premier manque", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Ah, chi mi riporterà i giorni belli", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
NOR Norwegian (Bokmål) (Marianne Beate Kielland) , "Det første tap", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Richard Morris , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Peter Rastl [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Eerste verlies

(Sung text translation for setting by A. Berg)

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Language: Dutch (Nederlands) after the German (Deutsch)

Ach, wie brengt de mooie dagen,
Ja, die dagen der eerste liefde,
Ach, wie brengt een korte stonde
Mij die fijne tijd terug?

Eenzaam zorg ik voor mijn wonde
En met onophoud’lijk klagen
Treur ik om 't vergaan geluk.

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2 of the original text.

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