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by Siegfried Kapper (1821 - 1879)
Translation © by Emily Ezust

Stand das Mädchen, stand am Bergesabhang
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Serbian (Српски) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE
Stand das Mädchen, stand am Bergesabhang,
Widerschien der Berg von ihrem Antlitz,
Und das Mädchen sprach zu ihrem Antlitz:
,,Wahrlich, Antlitz, o du meine Sorge,
Wenn ich wüßte, du mein weißes Antlitz,
Daß dereinst ein Alter dich wird küssen,
Ging hinaus ich [nach]1 den grünen Bergen,
Pflückte allen Wermut in den Bergen,
Preßte bitt'res Wasser aus dem Wermut,
Wüsche dich, o Antlitz, mit dem Wasser,
Daß du bitter, wenn dich küßt der Alte!
Wüßt' ich aber, du mein weißes Antlitz,
Daß dereinst ein Junger dich wird küssen,
Ging hinaus ich in den grünen Garten,
Pflückte alle Rosen in dem Garten,
Preßte duftend Wasser aus den Rosen,
Wüsche dich, o Antlitz, mit dem Wasser,
Daß du duftest, wenn dich küßt der Junge!``

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

•   J. Brahms •   J. Brahms 

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1 Brahms: "zu"

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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):

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Het meisje", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , no title, copyright ©
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "La jeune fille", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 18
Word count: 121

The maiden stood by the mountain slope
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
The maiden stood by the mountain slope;
the mountain reflected her face,
and the maiden spoke to her reflection:
"Truly, my face, O you my worry,
if, my pale face, I knew
that someday an old man would kiss you,
then I would go to the green mountain,
pick all the wormwood in the mountains,
press the bitter water out of the wormwood,
and wash you, O my face, with that water,
so that you would be bitter when the old man kissed you!
But if, my pale face, I knew
that someday a young man would kiss you,
then I would go to the green garden,
pick all the roses in the garden,
press the fragrant water out of the roses,
and wash you, O my face, with that water,
so that you would be fragrant when the youth kissed you!"

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Translation of title "Das Mädchen" = "The maiden"

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust

    Emily Ezust permits her translations to be reproduced without prior permission for printed (not online) programs to free-admission concerts only, provided the following credit is given:

    Translation copyright © by Emily Ezust,
    from the LiederNet Archive -- https://www.lieder.net/

    For any other purpose, please write to the e-mail address below to request permission and discuss possible fees.


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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 18
Word count: 142