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by Johann Peter Eckermann (1792 - 1854)

Sonst und jetzt
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
   Als ich noch der Liebe ledig,
Frey im Herzen,
Leicht in Scherzen,
Schöne Mädchen wild umschweifte,
Fühlt ich mich gar keck beglücket.
 
   Denn das war ein lustig Leben!
Jene grüßt' ich,
Diese küßt' ich,
Und so gaukelte ich immer
Wieder fort zu einer Neuen.
 
   Aber das ist anders worden!
Und nur Eine
Ganz alleine
Hat mit zauberischen Banden
Ganz und gar mich jetzt umgarnet.
 
Und ich bin wohl zu beklagen:
Denn die Eine,
Die ich meyne,
Hält mit ihren beiden Armen
Fest umschlungen mich -- am Busen.

Confirmed with Gedichte von J.P. Eckermann, Hannover: [no publisher], 1821, pages 16-17


Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Peter Eckermann (1792 - 1854), "Sonst und jetzt", appears in Gedichte, in Lieder [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 Ferdinand von Hiller (1811 - 1885), "Sonst und jetzt", published 1826 [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Then and now", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2016-07-27
Line count: 20
Word count: 87

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