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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Wie rasch du auch vorüberschrittest

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: FRE

Wie rasch du auch vorüberschrittest,
Noch einmal schautest du zurück,
Der Mund, wie fragend, kühngeöffnet,
Stürmischer Hochmut in dem Blick.

O, daß ich nie zu fassen suchte
Das weiße flüchtige Gewand!
Die holde Spur der kleinen Füße,
O, daß ich nie sie wiederfand!

Verschwunden ist ja deine Wildheit,
Bist wie die Andern zahm und klar,
Und sanft und unerträglich gütig,
Und ach! nun liebst du mich sogar!

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Text Authorship:

by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Neue Gedichte, in Verschiedene, in Angélique, no. 2, first published 1881 [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 Richard Farber (b. 1945), "Wie rasch du auch vorüberschrittest", 2006, published 2006 [ baritone and piano ], from Angélique, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
by Don Forsythe (1932 - 2015), "Wie rasch du auch vorüberschrittest", 2007 [ high voice and piano ], from Verschiedene : vol. 1, Seraphine-Hortense, no. 17 [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Emma Lazarus) , "Wie rasch du auch vorüberschrittest", appears in Poems Selected from Heinrich Heine, ed. by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker, London: Walter Scott, Limited, pages 206-207, first published 1887
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Comme tu passais rapidement devant moi", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2008-05-04
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Word count: 67

Comme tu passais rapidement devant moi

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

Comme tu passais rapidement devant moi,
Encore une fois tu as regardé derrière toi,
La bouche ouverte dans une audacieuse interrogation,
Le regard empli d'un fougueux orgueil.

Ô que n'ai-je tenté de saisir
Ta robe blanche fugitive !
La gracieuse trace de tes petits pieds,
Ô, que je ne retrouverai jamais !

Ton impétuosité a bien disparu,
Comme les autres, tu es clairement soumise,
Douce et insupportablement complaisante,
Et, hélas ! Maintenant tu m'aimes !

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Neue Gedichte, in Verschiedene, in Angélique, no. 2, first published 1881
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This text was added to the website: 2011-05-21
Line count: 12
Word count: 71