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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Erster Verlust

(Sung text for setting by K. Zelter)

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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.

Ach, wer bringt die schönen Tage,
Jene holde Zeit zurück!

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

Composition:

Karl Friedrich Zelter

Text Authorship:

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

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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
CAT Catalan (Català) (Manuel Capdevila i Font) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Eerste verlies", 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

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Premier manque

(Sung text translation for setting by K. Zelter)

See original

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

Ah, qui ramènera les beaux jours,
Ces jours des premières amours,
Ah, qui ramènera pour une heure seulement
Ces moments exquis ?

Seul, je cultive mes blessures,
Et avec des plaintes toujours renouvelées
Je m'attriste de mon bonheur perdu.

Ah, qui ramènera les beaux jours,
Qui ramènera ces moments exquis, doux et chers

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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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