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by Otto Friedrich Gruppe (1804 - 1876)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Begegnung

(Sung text for setting by R. Strauss)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT FRE

Die Treppe hinunter gesprungen 
  Komm' ich in vollem Lauf, 
Die Trepp' empor gesprungen
  Kommt er und fängt mich auf.
Und wo die Trepp'  so dunkel ist, 
Haben wir vielmal uns geküßt, 
  Doch Niemand hat's geseh'n.

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 geseh'n.

Ich musste 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 geseh'n.

Composition:

Richard Georg Strauss

Text Authorship:

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

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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

J'ai dégringolé les escaliers

(Sung text translation for setting by R. Strauss)

See original

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

J'ai dégringolé les escaliers
À toute allure,
Il a monté les escaliers,
Et il m'a soulevée,
Et là où les escaliers sont obscurs,
Plusieurs fois nous nous sommes embrassés,
Mais' personne ne nous a vus.

Je suis arrivée dans la salle,
Fourmillante d'invités bigarrés,
Les joues embrasées
Et la bouche embrasée aussi,
Je pensais que chacun y verrait
Ce que nous venions de faire ensemble,
Mais personne ne l'a remarqué.

Il me fallait sortir dans le jardin,
Aller voir les fleurs,
Je ne pouvais attendre
De sortir dans le jardin.
Là, partout les fleurs étaient écloses,
Là, les oiseaux chantaient à gorge déployée,
Comme s'ils l'avaient vu.

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