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by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Ach, wie so gerne

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Ach, wie so gerne 
Bleib' ich euch ferne,
Schimmernde Säle, von Kerzen erhellt!
Daß mir im Dunkeln
Zwei Augen funkeln,
Ist meine Wonne, ist meine Welt!

Sucht' ich doch allen 
Einst zu gefallen,
Habe verstohlen die Netze gestellt.
Einem mich schmücken,
Einen beglücken,
Ward meine Wonne, ward meine Welt!

Einsam in Stillen
Um seinetwillen
Pocht mir das Herz von Sehnsucht geschwellt:
Ihn zu umfangen,
An ihm zu hangen,
Bis mir in Wonnen schwindet die Welt!

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Text Authorship:

by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Skizzenbuch. Lieder und Bilder, in Mädchenlieder, no. 3 [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 Alexander von Fielitz (1860 - 1930), "Ach, wie so gerne bleib' ich euch ferne", op. 40 no. 8, published 1895 [ high voice and piano ], from Acht Mädchenlieder von Paul Heyse, no. 8, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]
by Georg Schumann (1866 - 1952), "Ach, wie so gerne bleib ich euch ferne", op. 35 no. 7, published 1904 [ voice and piano ], from Mädchenlieder für Gesang und Klavier, no. 7, Leipzig, F. E. C. Leuckart [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Ah, how gladly I can keep far away from you", copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Ah quel plaisir j'ai à rester loin de vous", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Ah quel plaisir j'ai à rester loin de vous

Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

Ah quel plaisir j'ai
À rester loin de vous,
Brillantes salles illuminées par les bougies !
Que pour moi dans l'obscurité
Deux yeux pétillent,
C'est mon plaisir, mon univers !

J'ai pourtant cherché
Naguère à plaire à tous,
J'ai furtivement posé des filets.
Me parer pour quelqu'un,
Faire plaisir à quelqu'un
Est devenu mon plaisir, mon univers.

Seule dans le silence,
Par amour pour lui
Mon cœur palpite, envahi de désir :
L'étreindre
Me pendre à son cou
Et que mon bonheur  fasse disparaître le monde !

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Skizzenbuch. Lieder und Bilder, in Mädchenlieder, no. 3
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This text was added to the website: 2021-01-21
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Word count: 83