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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.
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Paul Heyse, Italienisches Liederbuch, Berlin: Verlag von Wilhelm Hertz (Bessersche Buchhandlung), 1860, page 14.
Authorship
- by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Rispetti, in Toscanisch, no. 29 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]
- a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) [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 Richard Barth (1850 - 1923), "O Jüngling, der du gehst bei mir vorüber", op. 12 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1893 [ voice and piano ], Frankfurt a/M., Steyl & Thomas [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- 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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This text was added to the website: 2011-07-27
Line count: 4
Word count: 33
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.
Authorship
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2020 by Pierre Mathé, (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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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Rispetti, in Toscanisch, no. 29
- a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) [text unavailable]
This text was added to the website: 2020-12-15
Line count: 4
Word count: 35