by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914)
Translation © by Emily Ezust

Mädchenlied
 (Sung text for setting by J. Brahms)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE
 ... 

"Am jüngsten Tag ich aufersteh' 
Und gleich nach meinem Liebsten seh',
und wenn ich ihn nicht finden kann,
leg' wieder mich zum Schlafen dann.

"O Herzeleid, du Ewigkeit!
Selbander nur ist Seligkeit!
Und kommt mein Liebster nicht hinein,
mag nicht im Paradiese sein!"

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 3-4 of the original text.

Composition:

    Set to music by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Mädchenlied", op. 95 no. 6 (1884?), published 1884, stanzas 3-4 [ high voice or low voice and piano ], Berlin, Simrock

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Maiden's song", copyright ©
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chant de jeune fille", copyright © 2011, (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: 16
Word count: 85

Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
 ... 

 On Judgment Day I will rise again,
 and immediately look for my sweetheart;
 and if I cannot find him,
 I will lie down again and sleep.

 Heartache, you Eternity!
 Only with another comes happiness!
 And if my sweetheart comes not in,
 then I don't wish to be in Paradise!"

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 3-4 of the original text.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust

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Word count: 107