by
Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914)
O Jüngling, der du gehst bei mir vorüber
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Italian (Italiano)
Available translation(s): ENG FRE
O Jüngling, der du gehst bei mir vorüber,
Ich singe nicht für dich, hör' mir nicht zu.
Für Einen sing' ich, der mir zehnmal lieber,
Für Einen, der viel schöner ist, als du.
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Confirmed with Paul Heyse, Italienisches Liederbuch, Berlin: Verlag von Wilhelm Hertz (Bessersche Buchhandlung), 1860, page 14.
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- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Oh young man, you who walk past me", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Ô garçon qui passe près de moi", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Ô garçon qui passe près de moi
Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch)
Ô garçon, qui passe près de moi,
Je ne chante pas pour toi, ne m'écoute pas,
Je chante pour Quelqu'un qui m'est dix fois plus cher,
Pour Quelqu'un qui est bien plus beau que toi.
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