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Die Luft geht schwer. Zittert ein seltsames Licht Über die Felder her . . . Grad, als ob's ein Gewitter wär' . . . Küsse mich nicht. -- Wiegt sich die Weide dort Her und hin, Wackelt grad Wie die Nachbarin. Laß es die Alte Um Gott nicht sehn, Daß wir hier unten Beisammen stehn! Hat gar ein böses Maul. Bringt's noch heute Unter die Leute, Zeigen sie mit den Fingern auf mich -- Sahst du, wie's eben vorüber schlich? Mit heißem Atem Und huschenden Schritten? Hat eine braune Kutte an. Einen Strick um die Mitten, Und zwei glühende Augen im Gesicht. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Küsse mich nicht! -- Ich wollt', ich wär' erst zu Haus! Ist keine Seele im Feld-- Alles so still und so dunkel und heiß -- Faß mich nicht an Und sprich nicht so leis, Komm lieber und laß uns geh'n. Ist mir doch bang, dich zu seh'n, Dich und dein bittend Gesicht -- Küsse mich nicht . . . ach . . . Küsse mich nicht!
Confirmed with Anna Ritter, Gedichte, Einundzwanzigste Auflage, Stuttgart und Berlin: J.G. Cotta'sche Buchhandlung Nachfolger, 1905, pages 149-150. Note: line 3 begins in this edition with "Ueber", but we've changed it to the umlauted form to match the spelling of the lower-case versions.
Authorship:
- by Anna (Nuhn) Ritter (1865 - 1921), "Im Felde", appears in Gedichte, in 2. Vermischte Gedichte, no. 50 [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 Fritz Kauffmann (1855 - 1934), "Im Felde", op. 35 (Zwei Gesänge, Dichtungen von Anna Ritter, für eine Frauenstimme mit Orchester- oder Clavier-Begleitung) no. 2 [ mezzo-soprano and orchestra or piano ], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen's Verlag [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "In the field", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Dans le champ", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2019-05-06
Line count: 35
Word count: 163
The breeze moves heavily, An odd light trembles Over the fields . . . Just as if it were a thunderstorm . . . Do not kiss me. -- Yonder willow sways Back and forth, Waddles exactly Like my neighbour. My God grant that The old lady does not see That we are standing Down here together! She has an evil tongue! Today yet she would Spread gossip among everyone, They would point at me -- Did you see, how someone just sneaked past? With hot breath And scurrying steps? Wearing a brown cowl. A rope about his waist, And two glowing eyes in his face. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Do not kiss me! -- I wish I were finally at home! There is not a soul in the field -- Everything is so still and so dark and hot -- Do not touch me And do not speak so quietly, Rather, come and let us go. For it makes me so anxious to see you, You and your pleading face -- Do not kiss me . . . ah . . . Do not kiss me!
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Anna (Nuhn) Ritter (1865 - 1921), "Im Felde", appears in Gedichte, in 2. Vermischte Gedichte, no. 50
This text was added to the website: 2019-06-24
Line count: 35
Word count: 177