Le vieillard | Toute ma force est partie !

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by Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim (1719 - 1803)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Der Greis

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FIN FRE SPA

Hin ist alle meine Kraft!
Alt und schwach bin ich;
Wenig nur erquicket mich
Scherz und Rebensaft!

Hin ist alle meine Zier!
Meiner Wangen Roth
Ist hinweggeflohn! Der Tod
Klopft an meine Thür!

Unerschreckt mach' ich ihm auf;
Himmel, habe Dank:
Ein harmonischer Gesang
War mein Lebenslauf!

Note (provided by Laura Prichard): Haydn had the first two lines of this text engraved on his calling cards. He found this text in a 1778 anthology (Lyrische Blumenlese, Leipzig, 1774-1778).

Text Authorship:

by Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim (1719 - 1803), "Der Greis" [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 (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809), "Der Greis", Hob. XXVc no. 5 (1796-1801) [ SATB chorus, baritone and contralto ], from Aus des Ramlers Lyrischer Blumenlese , no. 12 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (J. Gompertz) , first published 1814
ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "The old man", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , "Vanhus", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Le vieillard", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Elena María Accinelli) , "El anciano", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2005-05-15
Line count: 12
Word count: 47

Le vieillard

Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

Toute ma force est partie !
Je suis vieux et faible ;
Peu de choses peuvent me rafraîchir,
Les plaisanteries et le jus de la vigne !

Toute ma force est partie !
Le rouge de mes joues
S'est envolé ! La mort
Frappe à ma porte !

Sans peur je la laisse entrer ;
Ciel, sois remercié :
Un chant harmonieux
Était le cours de ma vie !

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2014 by Guy Laffaille, (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 German (Deutsch) by Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim (1719 - 1803), "Der Greis"
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This text was added to the website: 2014-01-30
Line count: 12
Word count: 60