Mésaventure | J'allais de nuit dans la campagne

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

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

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

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

Mésaventure

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

J'allais de nuit dans la campagne
Je rencontrais un petit garçon,
Dans sa main il tenait une carabine
E il me visait, rempli de peur.

Je courus, car j'étais fâché,
À lui, plein de colère,
mais le garçon hardi fit feu
Et je tombai sur le nez.

Mais il me rit au nez,
D'avoir tiré sur moi,
Cupidon était ce petit lutin
Ce qui m'a beaucoup contrarié.

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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 Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Der Landreiter", appears in Gedichte, in 4. Frühling und Liebe
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This text was added to the website: 2010-01-26
Line count: 12
Word count: 67