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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Ach könnt ich diesen Abend
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE
Er:
 Ach könnt ich diesen Abend
 noch einmal freien geh'n!
 Mein jung' Herz muß zerbrechen,
 kann ich nicht mit ihr sprechen,
 vor ihrem Schlaffenster steh'n.

 Ach schläfst du oder wachest du?
 sag', du mein schön' Herzlieb!
 Liegst du so schwer in Träumen,
 gedenk' an den Getreuen,
 der vor dein'm Schlaffenster steht.

Sie:
 Ich schlafe nicht, ich wache,
 ich schlafe wenn ich will.
 Du stehst wohl vor der Türe,
 es will dir nicht gebühren,
 denn du bist der Rechte nicht.

Er:
 Jetzt kann ich auch wohl wandern,
 jetzt kann ich auch wohl geh'n,
 muß wandern üb'r die Straßen,
 mein' Lieb' hat mich verlassen:
 sag' schön' Herzlieb, was hab' ich dir getan?

Text Authorship:

  • from Volkslieder (Folksongs)  [author's text not yet checked 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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Ach könnt ich diesen Abend", WoO. 33 no. 26, published [1894], from Deutsche Volkslieder, no. 26, Berlin, N. Simrock [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Ai, si pogués encara aquest vespre", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Ach, kon ik deze avond", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "Oh, if only I could, this evening", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Ah si je pouvais ce soir", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 23
Word count: 110

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