by
Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
Die Rose duftet ‑‑ doch ob sie empfindet
Language: German (Deutsch)
Die Rose duftet -- doch ob sie empfindet
Das, was sie duftet, ob die Nachtigall
Selbst fühlt, was sich durch unsre Seele windet
Bei ihres Liedes süßem Widerhall; --
Ich weiß es nicht. Doch macht uns gar verdrießlich
Die Wahrheit oft! Und Ros' und Nachtigall,
Erlögen sie auch das Gefühl, ersprießlich
Wär solche Lüge, wie in manchem Fall.
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- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "La rose embaume, mais sent-elle", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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La rose embaume, mais sent‑elle
Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)
La rose embaume, mais sent-elle
Ce qu'elle exhale ? Le rossignol
Lui-même, sent-il comment serpente dans notre âme
L'écho de sa douce chanson ;
Je ne le sais pas. Mais souvent la vérité
Nous rend bien maussade ! Et si rose et rossignol
Inventaient vraiment de fausses sensations,
Dans bien des cas, ces mensonges seraient bienfaisants.
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