Einst ging ich meinem Mädchen nach Tief in den Wald, in den Wald hinein, Und fiel ihr um den Hals, und ach! Droht sie, ich werde schrein. Da rief ich trotzig ha! ich will Den tödten, der uns stört! Still, lispelt sie, still! Geliebter, still! Daß ja dich niemand hört.
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Text Authorship:
- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
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- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Bernhard Theodor Breitkopf (1749 - 1820), "Das Schreien", published 1770 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Oskar von Chelius (1859 - 1923), "Das Schreien", op. 13 (Drei Gedichte von Goethe für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1893 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Fürstner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Adalbert von Goldschmidt (1848 - 1906), "Verschiedene Meinung", published 1879 [ voice and piano ], from 2 Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung , no. 2, Hannover, Simon [sung text not yet checked]
- by Adalbert von Goldschmidt (1848 - 1906), "Verschiedene Meinung", published 1883 [ voice and piano ], from Lieder und Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 2, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Eberhard von Lüneburg (1840 - 1914), "Waldfreuden", op. 6, published 1881 [ voice and piano ], Braunschweig, Bauer [sung text not yet checked]
- by Béla Nemes Hegyi , "Verschiedene Drohung", op. 8 (Sieben Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 7, published 1897 [ voice and piano ], Budapest, Rózsavölgyi & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wendelin Weißheimer (1838 - 1910), "Verschiedene Drohung" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Vally Wolff-Kownačka , "Einst ging ich meinem Mädchen nach", published 1878 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 6, Hannover, Nagel [sung text not yet checked]
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- Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Nikolay Vasilyevich Gerbel (1827 - 1883) , "Из Гёте" ; composed by Mikhail Nikolayevich Ofrosimov.
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Я в лес пошол за черноокой Моей красавицею вслед, Припал к груди ея высокой, «Я крикну!» -- мне она в ответ. А я: «Пускай мне помешает -- «Убью!» и вновь припал на грудь; «Молчи!» она мне отвечает: «Чтоб не услышал кто нибудь!»
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Confirmed with Николай Васильевич Гербель, Отголоски: стихотворенія, Санктпетербург, 1858, page 137.
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Note on TransliterationsText Authorship:
- by Nikolay Vasilyevich Gerbel (1827 - 1883), "Из Гёте" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Mikhail Nikolayevich Ofrosimov (b. 1840), "Я в лес пошёл за черноокой" [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2021-08-22
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Word count: 40