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by Christian Reinhold (1813 - 1856)

Das Paar
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
  Kommt ein Bursch gegangen,
Sieht ein Mädchen stehn.
Und er ist gefangen,
Kann nicht weiter gehn.

   Und ihr stockt der Odem,
Die noch kaum so froh,
Senkt den Blick zu Boden, --
Was erschreckt sie so?

   Kinder, welch ein Zagen!
Niemand kann euch sehn.
Selbst die Lüfte fragen,
Ob sie dürfen wehn?

   Auch die Vögel warten,
Was sich hier begibt?
Ahnend rings der Garten
Sinnt, ob ihr euch liebt?

   Nur ein Hauch darf beben,
Blitzen nur ein Blick,
Und die Engel weben
Fertig ein Geschick.

Confirmed with C. Reinhold, Gedichte, Stuttgart: Carl Mäcken, 1853, pages 136-137.


Text Authorship:

  • by Christian Reinhold (1813 - 1856), "Das Paar", written 1841, appears in Gedichte, in Lebensbilder, Romanzen und Balladen, first published 1853 [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 Johannes Schondorf (1833 - 1912), "Das Paar", published 1892 [ mixed chorus ], Güstrow: Schondorf  [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Friedrich Wilhelm Trautner (1855 - 1932), "Das Paar", op. 8 [ voice and piano ], Berlin: Kunz [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The couple", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2021-04-25
Line count: 20
Word count: 85

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