Quietly I called your name

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by Johann Georg Jacobi (1740 - 1814)

Translation © by Garrett Medlock

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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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 59

Quietly I called your name

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Quietly I called your name;
And my eye was attracted by you:
Beloved Chloe! Nearer came
Both of our hearts to each other.

And you called my name;
Your eye left me hoping:
Beloved Chloe! Nearer came
Both of our lips to each other.

Oh, it was a sweet inclining,
Until we finally, mouth to mouth,
Held ourselves still, without witnesses - 
And closed was the union.

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Translations of title(s):
"Liebesbund" = "Loving union"
"Der erste Kuß" = "The first kiss"

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2019 by Garrett Medlock, (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 Johann Georg Jacobi (1740 - 1814), "Der erste Kuß"
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This text was added to the website: 2019-02-28
Line count: 12
Word count: 66