Quando a te volgo il pensiero | Quando a te volgo il pensiero

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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Translation © by Ferdinando Albeggiani

Wenn ich dein gedenke

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE ITA

Wenn ich dein gedenke, 
Fragt mich gleich der Schenke:
Herr, warum so still?
Da von deinen Lehren
immer weiter hören
Saki gerne will.

Wenn ich mich vergesse 
Unter der Zypresse,
Hält er nichts davon;
Und im stillen Kreise
Bin ich doch so weise,
Klug wie Salomon.

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Text Authorship:

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, written 1818, appears in West-östlicher Divan, in 8. Buch Suleika -- Suleika Nameh [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 Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Wenn ich dein gedenke", 1888, published 1891 [ voice and piano ], from Goethe-Lieder, no. 46, Mainz, Schott [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Quan penso en tu", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , "When I think of you", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Quando a te volgo il pensiero", copyright © 2012, (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: 46

Quando a te volgo il pensiero

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

Quando a te volgo il pensiero
tosto mi domanda il coppiere:
"Signore, perché così in silenzio?
I tuoi saggi discorsi
sempre e di nuovo
Saki ama ascoltare".

Quando di me mi dimentico
seduto sotto il cipresso,
di ciò lui non si cura.
Eppure in quel luogo silenzioso
divento così saggio,
sapiente come Salomone.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, written 1818, appears in West-östlicher Divan, in 8. Buch Suleika -- Suleika Nameh
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This text was added to the website: 2012-10-04
Line count: 12
Word count: 53