Goethe-Gedichte
Selected German verse by J.W. Goethe
In a dual-language format
Part 1 - Prose Translation
A Goethe poem in the original German with a
line-by-line prose translation in English.
Also see: Rhyming Verse Translation
| Gefunden | Found |
| Johann Wolfgang von Goethe | Translation: Hyde Flippo |
| Ich ging im Walde | I was walking in the woods |
| So für mich hin, | Just on a whim of mine, |
| Und nichts zu suchen, | And seeking nothing, |
| Das war mein Sinn. | That was my intention. |
| Im Schatten sah ich | In the shade I saw |
| Ein Blümchen stehn, | A little flower standing |
| Wie Sterne leuchtend | Like stars glittering |
| Wie Äuglein schön. | Like beautiful little eyes. |
| Ich wollt es brechen, | I wanted to pick it |
| Da sagt' es fein: | When it said delicately: |
| Soll ich zum Welken, | Should I just to wilt |
| Gebrochen sein? | Be picked? |
| Ich grubs mit allen | I dug it out with all |
| Den Würzeln aus, | Its little roots. |
| Zum Garten trug ichs | To the garden I carried it |
| Am hübschen Haus. | By the lovely house. |
| Und pflanzt es wieder | And replanted it |
| Am stillen Ort; | In this quiet spot; |
| Nun zweigt es immer | Now it keeps branching out |
| Und blüht so fort. | And blossoms ever forth. |
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