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by Otto Friedrich Gruppe (1804 - 1876)
Translation © by Lau Kanen

Die Trepp' hinunter geschwungen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT FRE
[Die Trepp' hinunter geschwungen]1 
  Komm' ich in vollem Lauf, 
Die Trepp' [empor gesprungen]2
  Kommt er und fängt mich auf.
Und wo die [Treppe]3 so dunkel ist, 
Haben wir vielmal uns geküßt, 
  [Und]4 Niemand hat's [gesehen]5.

Ich komm' in den Saal gegangen, 
  Da wimmelt's von Gästen bunt, 
Wohl glühten mir die Wangen,
  Wohl glühte mir auch der Mund.
Ich meint', es säh' mir's jeder an, 
Was wir da mit einander gethan --
  Doch niemand hat's [gesehen]5.

Ich [mußt']6 hinaus in den Garten, 
  Und wollte die Blumen sehn, 
Ich konnt' es nicht erwarten,
  In den Garten hinaus zu gehn.
Da blühten die Rosen überall, 
Da sangen die Vögel mit lautem Schall,
  Als hätten sie's [gesehen]5.

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

•   C. Loewe •   R. Strauss 

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Confirmed with Lust und Leid im Liede. Neuere deutsche Lyrik ausgewählt von Hedwig Dohm und F. Brunold, Leipzig und Berlin, Verlag von R. F. Albrecht, 1879, page 121.

1 Strauss: "Die Treppe hinunter gesprungen"; Meyer-Helmund: "Die Treppe heruntergeschwungen" (further changes for Meyer-Helmund may exist not shown above)
2 Loewe: "hinunter geschwungen"
3 Strauss: "Trepp' "
4 Strauss: "Doch"
5 Strauss: "geseh'n"
6 Strauss: "musste"

Text Authorship:

  • by Otto Friedrich Gruppe (1804 - 1876), "Begegnung", first published 1835 [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 Hugo Berger , "Niemand hat's geseh'n", published 1888 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Raabe & Plothow [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Emil Hartmann (1836 - 1898), "Begegnung", op. 35a no. 1, published 1885, first performed 1885 [ voice and piano ], from Lieder und Gesänge, no. 1, confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Julius Kniese (1848 - 1905), "Begegnung", op. 2 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1876 [ voice and piano ], Dresden, Ries [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Carl Loewe (1796 - 1869), "Niemand hat's gesehn", op. 9, Heft 10 no. 4 (1838) [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Erik Meyer-Helmund (1861 - 1932), "Niemand hat's geseh'n", published 1899 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Gutmann [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949), "Begegnung", WoO. 72 (1880) [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English [singable] (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist) , "Nobody saw"
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "J'ai dégringolé les escaliers", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Alberto Pedrotti , Lau Kanen [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2011-12-27
Line count: 21
Word count: 123

De trap vlug naar onder gesprongen
Language: Dutch (Nederlands)  after the German (Deutsch) 
De trap vlug naar onder gesprongen
Kom ik in volle galop,
De trap omhoog gedrongen
Komt hij en vangt mij op:
En waar de trap zo donker is,
Hebben wij vaak elkaar gekust,
Maar niemand heeft ’t gezien.

Ik kom in de zaal door gangen;
Het wemelt van gasten bont,
Wel gloeiden mij de wangen,
Wel gloeide mij ook de mond:
Ik dacht: aan mij ziet ieder wel,
Iets met elkaar deed het jonge stel, 
Maar niemand heeft ’t gezien.

Ik wou in de tuin gaan dwalen,
De bloemen daar gadeslaan,
Ik kon niet langer dralen,
Moest naar buiten onmidd’llijk gaan.
Daar bloeiden de rozen overal,
Daar zongen de vogels met luid geschal,
Als hadden zij ’t gezien.

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Translations of title(s):
"Begegnung" = "Ontmoeting"
"Niemand hat's geseh'n" = "Niemand heeft 't gezien"


Text Authorship:

  • Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2018 by Lau Kanen, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., please ask the copyright-holder(s) directly.

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Based on:

  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Otto Friedrich Gruppe (1804 - 1876), "Begegnung", first published 1835
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This text was added to the website: 2018-12-26
Line count: 21
Word count: 118

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