I went on a ramble | I went on a ramble

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by Johanna Kinkel (1810 - 1858)

Translation © by Anja Bunzel

Allegretto

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

War hinaus gezogen,
Lustig singend, wälderwärts;
Kam ein Pfeil geflogen
Von dem schönst' gewölbten Bogen,
Traf mir in der Brust das Herz.
Er spaltet es wohl bis zum tiefsten Grund.
Nie, ach, nie mehr wird's gesund.
 
Woll't von dannen fliehen,
Doch in Schlingen fiel der Fuß,
Die mich rückwärts ziehen.
Ach, vergebens ist mein Mühen,
Ach, vergebens mein Entschluß.
O Ketten der Liebe, wer reißt euch entzwei?
Nie, ach, nie mehr werd' ich frei.

Text Authorship:

by Johanna Kinkel (1810 - 1858) [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 Johanna Kinkel (1810 - 1858), "Allegretto", op. 15 (Sechs Lieder) no. 6, published 1841 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Anja Bunzel) , "I went on a ramble", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani

This text was added to the website: 2007-10-04
Line count: 14
Word count: 74

I went on a ramble

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

I  went on a ramble,
Happily singing, towards the woods;
My heart was hit
By an arrow,
Bent in the most beautiful way.
It split it to the deepest ground.
Never, ach, never I will recover.

I wanted to escape,
But my foot was put in loops
Which pulled me backwards.
Ach, my effort, all in vain,
Ach, my courage, all in vain.
O chains of love, who would ever tear you apart!
Never, ach, never I will be free.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Johanna Kinkel (1810 - 1858)
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This text was added to the website: 2014-07-24
Line count: 14
Word count: 80