Die Verschwiegenen
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA
Ich habe wohl, es sei hier laut
Vor aller Welt verkündigt,
Gar vielen heimlich anvertraut,
Was du an mir gesündigt.1
Ich sagt's dem ganzen Blumenheer,
Dem Veilchen sagt' ich's stille,
Der Rose laut und lauter der
Großäugigen Kamille.
Doch hat's dabei noch keine Not,
Bleib' munter nur und heiter,
Die es gewußt, sind alle tot,
Und sagen's nicht mehr weiter.
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1 Strauss ends this stanza with a semi-colon.
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Els callats", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De verzwegenen", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Judith Kellock) , "The discreet ones", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Les discrets", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Confidenti discreti", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Line count: 12
Word count: 60
Les discrets
Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch)
Je suis content qu'à haute voix
Le monde entier sache
Ce qui avait été confié à bon nombre,
Le mal que tu m'as fait;
Je l'ai dit à toute la foule des fleurs,
À la violette, je l'ai dit doucement,
À la rose, fort, encore plus fort
À la camomille aux grands yeux.
Il n'y a donc plus lieu de s'en affliger,
Je suis tout simplement allègre et enjoué;
Ceux qui le savent sont tous morts
Et n'en parleront plus.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2010 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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This text was added to the website: 2010-05-01
Line count: 12
Word count: 80