Le voleur | Le frêle enfant est allongé dans le berceau

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by Hans Christian Andersen (1805 - 1875)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Tyveknægten

Language: Danish (Dansk)

Our translations: FRE

I vuggen ligger det spæde nor,
det sover så trygt og stille;
moderen læser et fadervor,
en engel hun ser i den lille.

Ømt hun kysser hans runde kind
og glemmer hver jordisk smerte,
drømmer så sødt i fremtid ind;
så drømmer hvert moderhjerte.

Men ravnen kommer med al sin slægt,
og synger bag ruden sin vise:
"Din engel bliver en tyveknægt,
og vi skal engelen spise!"

Confirmed with Hans Christian Andersen, Samlede digte, edited by John de Mylius, Aschehoug: [no city given, but NYPL assumes Copenhagen], 2000, page 55

Text Authorship:

by Hans Christian Andersen (1805 - 1875), "Tyveknægten" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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Also set in Dutch (Nederlands), a translation by H. Beverans ENG FRE FRE GER ; composed by Frank Valentin Van der Stucken.
Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 - 1838) , "Muttertraum", written 1832, appears in Lieder und lyrisch epische Gedichte, in Nach dem Dänischen von Andersen, no. 2 DUT DUT ENG FRE FRE ; composed by Louis Samson, Robert Schumann, Frank Valentin Van der Stucken.

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

FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Le voleur", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2011-06-24
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Le voleur

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

Le frêle enfant est allongé dans le berceau,
Il dort bien calmement, bien à l'abri ;
La mère lit un Notre Père,
Elle considère son petit comme un ange.

Oppressée, elle embrasse ses joues rondes
Et oublie tous les maux terrestres,
Elle rêve avec douceur au futur ;
Ainsi fait le cœur de toute mère.

Mais le corbeau arrive avec toute sa famille
Et chante derrière les vitres sa chanson :
« Ton ange deviendra un voleur,
et nous mangerons l'ange ! »

Text Authorship:

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Based on:

a text in Danish (Dansk) by Hans Christian Andersen (1805 - 1875), "Tyveknægten"
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This text was added to the website: 2013-09-07
Line count: 12
Word count: 79