The meeting | I walked through a beautiful wood

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by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Ich bin durch einen schönen Wald...

Language: German (Deutsch) after the Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Ich bin durch einen schönen Wald gekommen,
Wo grüner Lorbeer und Wachholder stand;
Drin hab' ich einen Jüngling wahrgenommen,
Der war mit Namen Herzensdieb genannt.
Daß Ihr derselbe seid, hab' ich vernommen,
An Euren Farben hab' ich Euch erkannt;
An Eurer Schönheit kannt' ich Euch im Nu, -
Man warnt vor Euch: ich lache nur dazu.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Paul Heyse, Italienisches Liederbuch, Berlin: Verlag von Wilhelm Hertz (Bessersche Buchhandlung), 1860, page 35.

Text Authorship:

by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Rispetti, in Toscanisch, no. 69, first published 1860 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) [text unavailable]
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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):

by Joseph Marx (1882 - 1964), "Die Begegnung", 1912 [ mezzo-soprano and piano or string quartet or orchestra ], from Italienisches Liederbuch, no. 11 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The meeting", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2010-01-28
Line count: 8
Word count: 55

The meeting

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

I walked through a beautiful wood,
Where green laurel and juniper stood;
Therein I became aware of a young man,
He was named 'Heart-Thief.'
I have perceived that you are the selfsame man,
I knew you by your colours;
By your beauty I knew you at once,-
They utter warnings about you: I merely laugh at that.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2012 by Sharon Krebs, (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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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Rispetti, in Toscanisch, no. 69, first published 1860
- Go to the text page.

Based on:

a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) [text unavailable]
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website: 2012-07-23
Line count: 8
Word count: 57