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by Otto Friedrich Gruppe (1804 - 1876)

Niemand hat's gesehn
 (Sung text for setting by C. Loewe)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT FRE
Die Trepp' hinunter geschwungen 
  Komm' ich in vollem Lauf, 
Die Trepp' hinunter geschwungen
  Kommt er und fängt mich auf.
Und wo die Treppe so dunkel ist, 
Haben wir vielmal uns geküßt, 
  Und Niemand hat's gesehen.

Ich komm' in den Saal gegangen, 
  Da wimmelt's von Gästen bunt, 
Wohl glühten mir die Wangen,
  Wohl glühte mir auch der Mund.
Ich meint', es säh' mir's jeder an, 
Was wir da mit einander gethan --
  Doch niemand hat's gesehen.

Ich mußt' hinaus in den Garten, 
  Und wollte die Blumen sehn, 
Ich konnt' es nicht erwarten,
  In den Garten hinaus zu gehn.
Da blühten die Rosen überall, 
Da sangen die Vögel mit lautem Schall,
  Als hätten sie's gesehen.

Composition:

    Set to music by Carl Loewe (1796 - 1869), "Niemand hat's gesehn", op. 9, Heft 10 no. 4 (1838)

Text Authorship:

  • by Otto Friedrich Gruppe (1804 - 1876), "Begegnung", first published 1835

See other settings of this text.

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English [singable] (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist) , "Nobody saw"
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "J'ai dégringolé les escaliers", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Alberto Pedrotti , Lau Kanen [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2011-12-27
Line count: 21
Word count: 123

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