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[Die Trepp' hinunter geschwungen]1 Komm' ich in vollem Lauf, Die Trepp' [empor gesprungen]2 Kommt er und fängt mich auf. Und wo die [Treppe]3 so dunkel ist, Haben wir vielmal uns geküßt, [Und]4 Niemand hat's [gesehen]5. Ich komm' in den Saal gegangen, Da wimmelt's von Gästen bunt, Wohl glühten mir die Wangen, Wohl glühte mir auch der Mund. Ich meint', es säh' mir's jeder an, Was wir da mit einander gethan -- Doch niemand hat's [gesehen]5. Ich [mußt']6 hinaus in den Garten, Und wollte die Blumen sehn, Ich konnt' es nicht erwarten, In den Garten hinaus zu gehn. Da blühten die Rosen überall, Da sangen die Vögel mit lautem Schall, Als hätten sie's [gesehen]5.
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Lust und Leid im Liede. Neuere deutsche Lyrik ausgewählt von Hedwig Dohm und F. Brunold, Leipzig und Berlin, Verlag von R. F. Albrecht, 1879, page 121.
1 Strauss: "Die Treppe hinunter gesprungen"; Meyer-Helmund: "Die Treppe heruntergeschwungen" (further changes for Meyer-Helmund may exist not shown above)2 Loewe: "hinunter geschwungen"
3 Strauss: "Trepp' "
4 Strauss: "Doch"
5 Strauss: "geseh'n"
6 Strauss: "musste"
Text Authorship:
- by Otto Friedrich Gruppe (1804 - 1876), "Begegnung", first published 1835 [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 Hugo Berger , "Niemand hat's geseh'n", published 1888 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Raabe & Plothow [sung text not yet checked]
- by Emil Hartmann (1836 - 1898), "Begegnung", op. 35a no. 1, published 1885, first performed 1885 [ voice and piano ], from Lieder und Gesänge, no. 1, confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Julius Kniese (1848 - 1905), "Begegnung", op. 2 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1876 [ voice and piano ], Dresden, Ries [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Loewe (1796 - 1869), "Niemand hat's gesehn", op. 9, Heft 10 no. 4 (1838) [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Erik Meyer-Helmund (1861 - 1932), "Niemand hat's geseh'n", published 1899 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Gutmann [sung text not yet checked]
- by Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949), "Begegnung", WoO. 72 (1880) [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English [singable] (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist) , "Nobody saw"
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "J'ai dégringolé les escaliers", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Alberto Pedrotti , Lau Kanen [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2011-12-27
Line count: 21
Word count: 123
J'ai dégringolé les escaliers À toute allure, Il [s'est élancé dans]1 les escaliers, Et il m'a soulevée, Et là où les escaliers sont obscurs, Plusieurs fois nous nous sommes embrassés, [Et]2 personne ne nous a vus. Je suis arrivée dans la salle, Fourmillante d'invités bigarrés, Les joues embrasées Et la bouche embrasée aussi, Je pensais que chacun y verrait Ce que nous venions de faire ensemble, Mais personne ne l'a remarqué. Il me fallait sortir dans le jardin, Aller voir les fleurs, Je ne pouvais attendre De sortir dans le jardin. Là, partout les fleurs étaient écloses, Là, les oiseaux chantaient à gorge déployée, Comme s'ils l'avaient vu.
1 R. Strauss: "a monté"
2 R. Strauss: "Mais'"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2013 by Pierre Mathé, (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 Otto Friedrich Gruppe (1804 - 1876), "Begegnung", first published 1835
This text was added to the website: 2013-05-10
Line count: 21
Word count: 110