À peine t'ai-je à nouveau

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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Kaum daß ich dich wieder habe

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Kaum daß ich dich wieder habe,
Dich mit Kuß und Liedern labe,
Bist du still in dich gekehret;
Was beengt und drückt und störet?

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Text Authorship:

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, written 1815, appears in West-östlicher Divan, in 8. Buch Suleika -- Suleika Nameh [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 Luigi Dallapiccola (1904 - 1975), "Kaum daß ich dich wieder habe", 1953 [ voice and 3 clarinets ], from Goethe-Lieder, no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Allen Shearer) , copyright © 2010, (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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À peine t'ai‑je à nouveau

Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

À peine t'ai-je à nouveau,
T'ai-je réconfortée par des baisers et des chants,
Que silencieusement tu t'es retournée en toi ;
Qu'est-ce qui te renferme, te presse, te trouble ?

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Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2014 by Guy Laffaille, (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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a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, written 1815, appears in West-östlicher Divan, in 8. Buch Suleika -- Suleika Nameh
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This text was added to the website: 2014-08-18
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Word count: 29