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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]
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 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]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Nikolay Vasilyevich Gerbel (1827 - 1883) , "Из Гёте" ; composed by Mikhail Nikolayevich Ofrosimov.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Line count: 8
Word count: 50
I once followed my maiden Into the forest, deep into the forest, And threw my arms around her neck, and oh! She warned me, "I will scream." Then I shouted defiantly, "Ha, I will kill anyone who interrupts us!" "Quiet," she whispered, "quiet! My love, be quiet! So that no one will hear you."
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Translations of titles:
"Das Schreien" = "The Scream"
"Einst ging ich meinem Mädchen nach" = "I onece followed my maiden"
"Verschiedene Drohung" = "Different Threats"
"Verschiedene Meinung" = "Different Meanings"
"Waldfreuden" = "Forest Joys"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2026 by Michael P Rosewall, (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 Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [text unavailable]
This text was added to the website: 2026-09-02
Line count: 8
Word count: 54