De eerste kus | Zachtjes sprak ik eens je naam uit

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by Johann Georg Jacobi (1740 - 1814)

Translation © by Lau Kanen

Leiser nannt' ich deinen Namen

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: DUT ENG FRE

Leiser nannt' ich deinen Namen;
Und mein Auge warb um dich:
Liebe Chloe! Näher kamen
Unser beider Herzen sich.

Und du nanntest meinen Namen;
Hoffen ließ dein Auge mich:
Liebe Chloe! näher kamen
Unser beider Lippen sich.

O, es war ein süßes Neigen;
Bis wir endlich, Mund an Mund,
Fest uns hielten, ohne Zeugen -
Und geschlossen war der Bund.

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Text Authorship:

by Johann Georg Jacobi (1740 - 1814), "Der erste Kuß" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809), "Der erste Kuß", Hob. XXVIa no. 3 (1781?) [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 2 times]
by Josef Antonín Štěpán (1726 - 1797), "Liebesbund", published 1778-9 [sung text not yet checked]

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

DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De eerste kus", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Garrett Medlock) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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De eerste kus

Language: Dutch (Nederlands) after the German (Deutsch)

Zachtjes sprak ik eens je naam uit;
En mijn oog was bedelaar.
Lieve Chloë, dichter kwamen
Onze harten bij elkaar.
 
En jij sprak toen ook mijn naam uit,
Hoop gaf jij de bedelaar;
Lieve Chloë, dichter kwamen
Onze lippen bij elkaar.
 
O, het was een zalig buigen,
Tot wij eind’lijk, mond aan mond,
Elkaar pakten – geen getuigen! –
En gesloten was ’t verbond!

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This text was added to the website: 2014-04-23
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