Nuit claire | Est-ce récemment que le soleil s'est couché

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by Otto Benzon (1856 - 1927)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Lys Nat

Language: Danish (Dansk)

Our translations: FRE

Var det ej nylig, Solen sank
Ned bag Skovene i det Fjerne,
Nylig først, at den blege Stjerne
Så sit Billed i Bølgen blank?

Er det alt Dagens Guld, som gryr?
Glider alt Solens Lavastrømme
Over de bjergebølgede Skyr?
Er det forbi med Nattens Drømme?

Neppe kommen drager du bort!
Lyse Nat, hvi er du så kort?

Text Authorship:

by Otto Benzon (1856 - 1927), "Lys Nat", first published 1900 [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 Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907), "Lys Nat", op. 70 (Fem Digte af Otto Benzon) no. 3 (1900), published 1900 [ voice and piano ], Copenhagen [sung text checked 1 time]

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

FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Nuit claire", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist) , "Lichte Nacht"

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 10
Word count: 57

Nuit claire

Language: French (Français) after the Danish (Dansk)

Est-ce récemment que le soleil s'est couché
Derrière les forêts lointaines,
Que la pâle étoile tout à l'heure
vit son image dans la vague brillante ?

Est-ce tout l'or du jour qui pointe ?
Tout le flot de laves du soleil qui glisse
Sur les montagnes de vagues des nuages ?
Les rêves de la nuit sont-ils passés ?

À peine arrivée, tu t'en es allée !
Claire nuit, pourquoi es-tu si courte ?

Text Authorship:

Translation from Danish (Dansk) to French (Français) copyright © 2014 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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a text in Danish (Dansk) by Otto Benzon (1856 - 1927), "Lys Nat", first published 1900
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This text was added to the website: 2014-01-24
Line count: 10
Word count: 68