by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
Translation © by Effimia Gianniou

Ein Jüngling liebt ein Mädchen
 (Sung text for setting by R. Schumann)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT DUT ENG FIN FRE GRE HEB ITA SPA
Ein Jüngling liebt ein Mädchen,
Die hat einen andern erwählt;
Der andre liebt eine andre,
Und hat sich mit dieser vermählt.

Das Mädchen nimmt aus Ärger
Den ersten besten Mann,
Der ihr in den Weg gelaufen;
Der Jüngling ist übel dran.

Es ist eine alte Geschichte,
Doch bleibt sie immer neu;
Und wem sie just passieret,
Dem bricht das Herz entzwei.

Composition:

    Set to music by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Ein Jüngling liebt ein Mädchen", op. 48 no. 11 (1840), published 1844 [ voice and piano ], from Dichterliebe, no. 11, Leipzig, Peters
        Score: IMSLP [external link]

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Un noi estima una noia", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Jan Rot) , "Wil Jantje graag met Pietje", copyright © 2000, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Een jongen houdt van 'n meisje", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Paul Hindemith) , "A young man loved a girl", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Charles Beltjens) , no title, appears in Intermezzo lyrique, no. 39, first published 1827
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GRE Greek (Ελληνικά) (Effimia Gianniou) , "Ένας νέος αγαπά μια νέα", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • HEB Hebrew (עברית) (Assaf Levitin) (Michal Levitin) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Un giovanotto ama una fanciulla", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • SPA Spanish (Español) (Wilson Hidalgo) , "Un chico ama a una chica", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 64

Ένας νέος αγαπά μια νέα
 (Sung text translation for setting by R. Schumann)
 See original
Language: Greek (Ελληνικά)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Ένας νέος αγαπά μια νέα
η όμορφη όμως αυτή νέα διαλέγει έναν άλλο.
Αυτός ο άλλος αγαπά μιαν άλλη
και γίνεται ο άντρας της.

Η νέα, παρά την θέλησή της,
παντρεύεται τον πρώτο ευγενή
που συναντά στο διάβα της
ο νέος γεμίζει από οργή.

Αυτή είναι μια παλιά ιστορία
που ανανεώνεται αδιάκοπα·
εάν τυχαία σε κάποιον συμβεί
του ραγίζει την καρδιά.

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Word count: 61