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by Ludwig Heinrich Christoph Hölty (1748 - 1776)
Translation © by Salvador Pila

Der Traum
 (Sung text for setting by F. Schubert)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE
Mir träumt', ich war ein Vögelein,
Und flog auf ihren Schooß,
Und zupft' ihr, um nicht laß zu seyn,
Die Busenschleifen los.
Und flog, mit gaukelhaftem Flug,
Dann auf die weiße Hand,
Dann wieder auf das Busentuch,
Und pickt' am rothen Band.

Dann schwebt' ich auf ihr blondes Haar,
Und zwitscherte vor Lust,
Und ruhte, wann ich müde war,
An ihrer weißen Brust.
Kein Veilchenbett' im Paradies
Geht diesem Lager vor.
Wie schlief sichs da so süß, so süß,
An ihres Busens Flor!

Sie spielte, wie ich tiefer sank,
Mit leisem Fingerschlag,
Der mir durch Leib und Leben drang,
Mich frohen Schlummrer wach;
Sah mich so wunderfreundlich an,
Und bot den Mund mir dar,
Daß ich es nicht beschreiben kann,
Wie froh, wie froh ich war.

Da trippelt' ich auf einem Bein,
Und hatte so mein Spiel,
Und spielt' ihr mit dem Flügelein
Die rothe Wange kühl.
Doch ach! kein Erdenglück besteht,
Tag sei es oder Nacht!
Schnell war mein süßer Traum verweht,
Und ich war aufgewacht.

First published in the Hamburger Musenalmanach 1776 by Voß with the original title "Ballade". Voß subsequently changed the title into "Der Traum" in his editions of Hölty's collected poems.

Composition:

    Set to music by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Der Traum", op. posth. 172 no. 1, D 213 (1815), published 1865

Text Authorship:

  • by Ludwig Heinrich Christoph Hölty (1748 - 1776), title 1: "Ballade", title 2: "Der Traum", written 1775, first published 1776

See other settings of this text.

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De droom", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The dream", copyright ©
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Richard Morris , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 32
Word count: 172

El somni
 (Sung text translation for setting by F. Schubert)
 See original
Language: Catalan (Català)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Vaig somiar que era un ocellet
i volava a la seva falda
i, per no restar ociós, desfeia
el llaç del seu cosset.
I llavors, com un borinot, volava
a la seva blanca mà,
després, de nou, al xal del seu cosset
i picotejava el llaç vermell.

Més tard, surava damunt els seus cabells rossos
i refilava de plaer,
i quan estava cansat,
reposava al seu blanc pit.
Cap llit de violes al paradís
seria millor que aquest jaç.
Com m’adormia dolçament, tan dolçament,
damunt el crespó del seu pit!

Quan dormia més profundament,
ella jugava tamborinant els seus dits,
i això em penetrava al cos i l’ànima,
i alegrament em despertava;
ella em mirava amb una afabilitat meravellosa
i m’oferia els seus llavis,
no m’és possible descriure
que feliç, que feliç era jo.

Aleshores feia saltets amb una cama
i així em divertia,
i amb les meves petites ales jugava 
a refrescar-li les galtes vermelles.
Però ai, cap goig terrenal
pot durar dia i nit!
Prest, el meu dolç somni s’esvaní
i em vaig despertar.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2018 by Salvador Pila, (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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Based on:

  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Ludwig Heinrich Christoph Hölty (1748 - 1776), title 1: "Ballade", title 2: "Der Traum", written 1775, first published 1776
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This text was added to the website: 2018-02-14
Line count: 32
Word count: 176

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