Daß der Ostwind Düfte Hauchet in die Lüfte, Dadurch thut er kund, Daß du hier gewesen. [Weil]1 hier Thränen rinnen, Dadurch wirst du innen, Wär's dir sonst nicht kund, Daß ich hier gewesen. Schönheit oder Liebe, Ob versteckt sie bliebe? Düfte thun es und Thränen kund, Daß sie hier gewesen.
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Oestliche Rosen von Friedrich Rückert. Drei Lesen., Leipzig: F. A. Brockhaus, 1822, page 368.
1 Schubert: "Daß"Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), no title, appears in Östliche Rosen, in 3. Dritte Lese, Leipzig: F. A. Brockhaus, first published 1822 [author's text checked 2 times 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 Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791 - 1864), "Sie und ich", 1835 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Daß sie hier gewesen", op. 59 (Vier Lieder) no. 2, D 775 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Dat zij hier geweest zijn", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "That the East Wind blows scents", copyright ©
- ENG English [singable] (Natalie Macfarren) , "That thou here hast wandered"
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- JPN Japanese (日本語) (Naoyuki Okada) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 51
When the Eastern breezes fill the air with fragrance, 'tis that I may know, that thou here hast wander'd. Let the murmur of the flowing brook remind thee of the tears I've shed when I here have wander'd. Thinkest thou that love or beauty can be hidden? They by fragrance and tears are known, and they come unbidden.
Text Authorship:
- Singable translation by Natalie Macfarren (1826 - 1916), "That thou here hast wandered" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), no title, appears in Östliche Rosen, in 3. Dritte Lese, Leipzig: F. A. Brockhaus, first published 1822
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Researcher for this page: Harry Joelson
This text was added to the website: 2011-05-23
Line count: 12
Word count: 58