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Fernöstliche Lieder

Translations © by Bertram Kottmann

Song Cycle by Henk Badings (1907 - 1987)

View original-language texts alone: Chansons orientales

1. L'indifférente
 (Sung text)
Language: French (Français) 
Sur ma flûte d'ébène j'ai joué,
pour toi, l'air le plus passionné que je connaissais,
mais tu regardais les pivoines, sans m'écouter.
Puis je t'ai donné une poésie
où j'avais célébré ta beauté,
mais tu l'as déchirée
et tu en as jeté les morceaux dans
le lac, parce qu'il n'avait pas de nénuphars, m'as-tu dit.
Je voulais te donner un merveilleux saphir,
limpide et froid comme une nuit d'hiver,
mais je l'ai gardé pour qu'il me rapelle ton coeur.

Text Authorship:

  • by Franz Toussaint (1879 - 1955), "L'indifférente", appears in La flûte de jade, Paris, Éd. H. Piazza, first published 1920

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  • a text in Chinese (中文) by Wan-Tsi  [text unavailable]
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by Franz Toussaint (1879 - 1955)
1.
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Auf meiner Ebenholzflöte habe ich für dich
die leidenschaftlichste Melodie gespielt, die ich kannte,
doch du hast die Päonien betrachtet und hörtest mir nicht zu.
Dann habe ich dir ein Gedicht gegeben,
in dem ich deine Schönheit pries,
doch hast du es zerrissen,
und es in den See geworfen,
weil er keine Seerosen hatte, wie du mir gesagt.
Ich wollt’ dir einen wundervollen Saphir schenken,
klar und kalt wie eine Winternacht,
doch hab’ ich ihn behalten, auf dass er mich an dein Herz gemahnt.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from French (Français) to German (Deutsch) copyright © 2015 by Bertram Kottmann, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you must ask the copyright-holder(s) directly for permission. If you receive no response, you must consider it a refusal.

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Translation of title "L'indifférente" = "Die Gleichgültige"


This text was added to the website: 2015-09-22
Line count: 11
Word count: 84

Translation © by Bertram Kottmann
2. La jeune fille nue
 (Sung text)
Language: French (Français) 
Pour aller retrouver son fiancé, 
sous le grand saule qui est au bord du fleuve,
elle avait mis ses deux plus belles robes.

Lorsque le soleil commença de décliner,
ils causaient encore tendrement.
Tout à coup, la jeune fille se leva, honteuse,
parce qu'elle n'avait plus sa troisième robe:
l'ombre du saule.

Text Authorship:

  • by Franz Toussaint (1879 - 1955), "La jeune fille nue", appears in La flûte de jade, Paris, Éd. H. Piazza, first published 1920

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by Franz Toussaint (1879 - 1955)
2. Das nackte Mädchen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Ihren Verlobten
unter der großen Weide am Fluss zu treffen,
hatte sie ihre beiden schönsten Kleider angelegt.

Die Sonne war am untergehen,
da sprachen sie noch zärtlich miteinander.
Plötzlich stand das Mädchen auf, verschämt,
weil sie nicht mehr ihr drittes Kleid hatte:
den Schatten der Weide.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from French (Français) to German (Deutsch) copyright © 2015 by Bertram Kottmann, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you must ask the copyright-holder(s) directly for permission. If you receive no response, you must consider it a refusal.

    Bertram Kottmann.  Contact: BKottmann (AT) t-online.de

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  • a text in French (Français) by Franz Toussaint (1879 - 1955), "La jeune fille nue", appears in La flûte de jade, Paris, Éd. H. Piazza, first published 1920
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  • a text in Chinese (中文) by Li-Chuang-Kia (1703 - 1758) [text unavailable]
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This text was added to the website: 2015-09-22
Line count: 8
Word count: 46

Translation © by Bertram Kottmann
3. Dernière promenade
 (Sung text)
Language: French (Français) 
Tu as laissé tomber dans la poussière
la tulipe rouge que je t'avais donnée.
Je l'ai ramassée.
Elle était devenue blanche.
En ce bref instant, il avait neigé sur notre amour.

Text Authorship:

  • by Franz Toussaint (1879 - 1955), "La dernière promenade", appears in La flûte de jade, Paris, Éd. H. Piazza, first published 1920

Based on:

  • a text in Chinese (中文) by Chang-Wou-Kien (1879 - 1931) [text unavailable]
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by Franz Toussaint (1879 - 1955)
3.
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Du hast sie in den Staub fallen lassen,
die rote Tulpe, die ich dir gegeben.
Ich habe sie aufgehoben.
Sie war weiß geworden.
In diesem kurzen Augenblick war ein Schnee auf unsere Liebe gefallen.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from French (Français) to German (Deutsch) copyright © 2015 by Bertram Kottmann, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you must ask the copyright-holder(s) directly for permission. If you receive no response, you must consider it a refusal.

    Bertram Kottmann.  Contact: BKottmann (AT) t-online.de

    If you wish to commission a new translation, please contact: licenses@email.lieder.example.net

Based on:

  • a text in French (Français) by Franz Toussaint (1879 - 1955), "La dernière promenade", appears in La flûte de jade, Paris, Éd. H. Piazza, first published 1920
    • Go to the text page.

Based on:

  • a text in Chinese (中文) by Chang-Wou-Kien (1879 - 1931) [text unavailable]
    • Go to the text page.

Go to the general single-text view


This text was added to the website: 2015-09-22
Line count: 5
Word count: 34

Translation © by Bertram Kottmann
4. Sur les bords du Jo‑Yeh
 (Sung text)
Language: French (Français) 
Sur les bords du Jo-Yeh,
des jeunes filles cueillent des nénuphars.
Parmi les bambous, elles s'interpellent
et se cachent en riant.
L'eau réfléchit leurs belles robes,
qui parfument la brise.

Des cavaliers passent entre les saules de la rive...
Un des chevaux hennit.
Son maître regarde en vain de tous côtés
et puis s'éloigne.
Sur les bords du Jo-Yeh une des jeunes filles
laisse tomber ses nénuphars et comprime son coeur,
qui bat à grands coups.

Text Authorship:

  • by Franz Toussaint (1879 - 1955), "Sur les bords du Jo-Yeh", appears in La flûte de jade, Paris, Éd. H. Piazza, first published 1920

Based on:

  • a text in Chinese (中文) by Li-Tai-Po (701 - 762), "采莲曲"
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Please note: this text, provided here for educational and research use, is in the public domain in Canada and the U.S., but it may still be copyright in other legal jurisdictions. The LiederNet Archive makes no guarantee that the above text is public domain in your country. Please consult your country's copyright statutes or a qualified IP attorney to verify whether a certain text is in the public domain in your country or if downloading or distributing a copy constitutes fair use. The LiederNet Archive assumes no legal responsibility or liability for the copyright compliance of third parties.

by Franz Toussaint (1879 - 1955)
4. An den Ufern des Jo-yeh
Language: German (Deutsch) 
An den Ufern des Jo-yeh
pflücken Mädchen Seerosen.
Im Bambusdickicht rufen sie sich etwas zu,
verstecken sich und scherzen.
Das Wasser spiegelt ihre schönen Kleider,
die den leichten Wind mit Wohlgeruch erfüllen.

Reiter tauchen zwischen den Uferweiden auf …
Eines der Pferde wiehert.
Sein Reiter blickt umsonst nach allen Seiten
und zieht dann weiter.
An den Ufern des Jo-yeh lässt eins der Mädchen
seine Blüten fallen und fasst sich ans Herz,
das heftig schlägt.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from French (Français) to German (Deutsch) copyright © 2015 by Bertram Kottmann, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you must ask the copyright-holder(s) directly for permission. If you receive no response, you must consider it a refusal.

    Bertram Kottmann.  Contact: BKottmann (AT) t-online.de

    If you wish to commission a new translation, please contact: licenses@email.lieder.example.net

Based on:

  • a text in French (Français) by Franz Toussaint (1879 - 1955), "Sur les bords du Jo-Yeh", appears in La flûte de jade, Paris, Éd. H. Piazza, first published 1920
    • Go to the text page.

Based on:

  • a text in Chinese (中文) by Li-Tai-Po (701 - 762), "采莲曲"
    • Go to the text page.

Go to the general single-text view


This text was added to the website: 2015-09-22
Line count: 13
Word count: 74

Translation © by Bertram Kottmann
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