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Ich geh' durch die dunklen Gassen Und wandre von Haus zu Haus, Ich kann mich noch immer nicht fassen, Sieht alles so trübe aus. Da gehen viel' Männer und Frauen, Die alle so lustig sehn, Die fahren und lachen und bauen, Daß mir die Sinne vergehn. Oft wenn ich bläuliche Streifen Seh' über die Dächer fliehn, Sonnenschein draußen schweifen, Wolken am Himmel ziehn: Da treten mitten im Scherze Die Tränen ins Auge mir, Denn die mich lieben von Herzen, Sind alle so weit von hier.
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Authorship
- by Josef Karl Benedikt von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), no title, appears in Gedichte, in 1. Wanderlieder, in Der verliebte Reisende, no. 2 [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 Hugo Wilhelm Ludwig Kaun (1863 - 1932), "Ich geh' durch die dunklen Gassen", op. 109 no. 9, published 1918 [baritone and piano], from Heimat. Ein Zyklus von vierzehn Gesängen für Männerchor, Alt- und Bariton-Solo, no. 9, Leipzig, Wilh. Zimmermann [text not verified]
- by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "In der Fremde II", 1883. [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "À l'étranger", copyright © 2010, (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.
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Word count: 85
Je vais par les rues sombres Et me promène de maison en maison, Je ne peux plus me contenir, Tout semble si triste par ici. Beaucoup d'hommes et de femmes passent par là Qui semblent si heureux, Ils voyagent et rient et bâtissent, J'en perd l'esprit. Souvent quand je vois des bandes bleutées Fuir sur les toits, L'éclat du soleil vagabonder au dehors, Des nuages traîner dans le ciel Alors au milieu de le joie Les larmes me montent aux yeux Car ceux qui m'aimaient du fond du cœur Sont tous si loin d'ici.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2010 by Guy Laffaille, (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 Josef Karl Benedikt von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), no title, appears in Gedichte, in 1. Wanderlieder, in Der verliebte Reisende, no. 2
This text was added to the website: 2010-01-26
Line count: 16
Word count: 94