Ich ging bei Nacht einst über Land
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): 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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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
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
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 68
Mishap
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
Once I was walking in the country at night
and met a young lad out there:
he had a rifle in his hand
and aimed it at me, full of menace.
I ran at him - I was so angry -
ran at him in full rage,
but the saucy lad let loose
and I fell on my nose.
He laughed in my face
for having shot me;
Cupid was this little creature -
and that has annoyed me to no end.
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 83