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by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)

Ich ging bei Nacht einst über Land
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT ENG FRE ITA
Ich ging bei Nacht einst über Land,
ein Bürschlein traf ich draußen,
das hat 'nen Stutzen in der Hand
und zielt auf mich voll Grausen.

Ich renne, da ich mich erbos',
auf ihn in vollem Rasen,
da drückt das kecke Bürschlein los
und ich stürzt' auf die Nasen.

Er aber lacht mir ins Gesicht,
daß er mich angeschossen,
Cupido war der kleine Wicht
das hat mich sehr verdrossen.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Der Landreiter", appears in Gedichte, in 4. Frühling und Liebe [author's text not yet checked 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 Bertold Hummel (1925 - 2002), "Unfall", op. 88b no. 4, published 1988, from Fünf Lieder nach Gedichten von Joseph von Eichendorff, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Unfall", 1886-8 [ voice and piano ], from Eichendorff-Lieder, no. 15 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Infortuni", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Mishap", copyright ©
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Mésaventure", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Un infortunio", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 68

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