À l'aube | D'une mince galette pour mon repas du matin

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by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Vom Dünnkuchen zum Morgenbrot

Language: German (Deutsch) after the Greek (Ελληνικά)

Our translations: ENG FRE

[Vom]¹ Dünnkuchen zum Morgenbrot 
Erst ein [Stückchen]² mir brach ich; 
Trank auch [Wein einen Krug]³ dazu; 
Und zur zärtlichen Laute 
[Greif ich jetzo, dem zartesten 
Kind ein Ständchen zu bringen]⁴.

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• H. Eisler • H. Eisler

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¹ Eisler: "Von dem"
² Eisler: "Stücklein"
³ Eisler: "einen Krug voll Wein"
⁴ Eisler: "jetzo greif ich"

Text Authorship:

by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875), no title, appears in Griechische Lyrik, in 5. Anakreon Lieder, no. 7 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) by Anacreon (c582BCE - c485BCE) [text unavailable]
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by Hanns Eisler (1898 - 1962), "In der Frühe", 1943, from Anakreontische Fragmente, no. 5
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by Hanns Eisler (1898 - 1962), "In der Frühe", from Hollywooder Liederbuch, no. 35
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ENG English (John H. Campbell) , "In the dawn", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "À l'aube", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2003-10-18
Line count: 6
Word count: 35

À l'aube

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

D'une mince galette pour mon repas du matin
J'ai d'abord rompu un petit morceau ;
J'ai bu aussi une cruche pleine de vin ;
Et mon doux luth
Je l'attrape maintenant.
Mon pauvre pays natal,
Quand te reverrai-je à nouveau ?

Note: this is a translation of Eisler's setting.

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Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2013 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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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875), no title, appears in Griechische Lyrik, in 5. Anakreon Lieder, no. 7
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Based on:

a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) by Anacreon (c582BCE - c485BCE) [text unavailable]
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website: 2013-07-01
Line count: 7
Word count: 38