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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Kaum sahen wir uns, und an Augen und...
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  FRE
Kaum sahen wir uns, und an Augen und Stimme
Merkt' ich, daß du mir gewogen bist;
Und stand nicht dabei die Mutter, die schlimme,
Ich glaube, wir hätten uns gleich geküßt.

Und morgen verlasse ich wieder das Städtchen,
Und eile fort im alten Lauf;
Dann lauert am Fenster mein blondes Mädchen,
Und freundliche Grüße werf' ich hinauf.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 82 [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 Louis Samson , "Kaum sahen wir uns, und an Augen und Stimme", published 1873 [ voice and piano ], from Lieder und Gesänge für eine Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte. II. Reihe, Heft V, no. 4, Dresden, Arnold [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Johann Vesque von Püttlingen (1803 - 1883), "Kaum sahen wir uns, und an Augen und Stimme", published 1851, from Die Heimkehr : 88 Gedichte aus H. Heine's Reisebildern, no. 82 [sung text not yet checked]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in Italian (Italiano), a translation by Bernardino Zendrini (1839 - 1879) ; composed by Luigi Ferrari Trecate.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Emma Lazarus) , appears in Poems and Ballads of Heinrich Heine, first published 1881
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2008-02-25
Line count: 8
Word count: 57

Nous nous étions à peine vus, qu'à tes...
Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Nous nous étions à peine vus, qu'à tes yeux et à ta voix
Je ressentis que tu avais un penchant pour moi;
Et si ce n'avait été la présence de ta terrible mère,
Je crois que nous nous serions déjà embrassés.

Et demain je quitte à nouveau la ville,
Pour courir encore mon vieux chemin;
Alors ma blonde guettera à sa fenêtre,
Et je lui enverrai un gentil au-revoir.

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  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2009 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 Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 82
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This text was added to the website: 2009-04-27
Line count: 8
Word count: 69

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