Tots els meus anhels eren per a ella

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by Ludwig Passarge (1825 - 1912)

Translation © by Manuel Capdevila i Font

Zu ihr stand all mein Sehnen

Language: German (Deutsch) after the Norwegian (Bokmål)

Our translations: CAT

Zu ihr stand all mein Sehnen,
in der lichten Sommernacht;
Doch der Weg ging vorüber am Flusse,
wo heimlich der Wassermann lacht.

[Hei! verstünd' ich wie der zu spielen,
zu umgaukeln der Schönen Sinn,
Sie lauschte wohl meinem Liede,
sie folgte mir überall hin.]¹

Ich rief ihn herauf aus der Tiefe,
er spielte, noch heut' mir graut;
Als ich ein Meister geworden,
war sie meines Bruders Braut.

Zu großen Kirchen und Sälen
trug mich mein Lied wohl hin,
Des Wassermanns heimliches Singen 
geht mir nicht mehr aus dem Sinn.

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A. Berg sets stanzas 1-2

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¹ Berg:

Ja, verstehst du mit Grau'n und Singen
zu umgaukeln der Schönen Sinn, 
so lockst du zu großen Kirchen
und prächtigen Säulen sie hin.

Text Authorship:

by Ludwig Passarge (1825 - 1912) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Norwegian (Bokmål) by Henrik Ibsen (1828 - 1906), "Spillemænd", written 1871, appears in Digte
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Alban Maria Johannes Berg (1885 - 1935), "Spielleute", c1902, stanzas 1-2 [ voice and piano ], from Jugendlieder, Vol. I (1901-04), no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
by Frederick Delius (1862 - 1934), "Spielmann", 1889-90, published 1892, from Seven Songs from the Norwegian, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Manuel Capdevila i Font) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-20
Line count: 16
Word count: 90

Tots els meus anhels eren per a ella

Language: Catalan (Català) after the German (Deutsch)

Tots els meus anhels eren per a ella,
en la clara nit d’estiu;
però el camí passava per un riu,
on riu el geni de les aigües.

Sí, amb basarda i cants saps
entabanar l’esperit de les belles,
i les atreus a la gran església
de superbes columnes.

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Translation of title "Spielleute" = "Músics"

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Ludwig Passarge (1825 - 1912)
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Based on:

a text in Norwegian (Bokmål) by Henrik Ibsen (1828 - 1906), "Spillemænd", written 1871, appears in Digte
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website: 2025-06-17
Line count: 16
Word count: 48