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Weich küßt die Zweige der weiße Mond. Ein Flüstern wohnt im Laub, als neige, als schweige sich der Hain zur Ruh: Geliebte du -- Der Weiher ruht, und die Weide schimmert. Ihr Schatten flimmert in seiner Flut, und der Wind weint in den Bäumen: wir träumen -- träumen -- Die Weiten leuchten Beruhigung. Die Niederung hebt bleich den feuchten Schleier hin zum Himmelssaum: o hin -- o Traum -- --
M. Reger sets stanzas 1-2
E. Zeisl sets stanzas 1-2
Confirmed with Richard Dehmel, Gesammelte Werke in drei Bänden, Zweiter Band, Berlin: S. Fischer Verlag, 1913, pages 30-31
Text Authorship:
- by Richard Fedor Leopold Dehmel (1863 - 1920), "Helle Nacht", appears in Weib und Welt [an adaptation] [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Paul Verlaine (1844 - 1896), no title, appears in La bonne chanson, no. 6, first published 1870
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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-09
Line count: 18
Word count: 68
La lune blanche doucement Embrasse la ramée, Un murmure habite le feuillage tandis que le bois s'incline, se tait, tend vers le repos : Ô bien-aimée … L'étang se repose, Et le saule brille. Son ombre scintille Sur ses eaux, et Le vent pleure dans les arbres: Nous rêvons … rêvons … Les lointains rayonnent L'apaisement. Les fonds Blêmes élèvent un voile humide Vers la lisière du ciel : Ô là-bas … ô rêve
Note du traducteur : ce texte est la traduction du texte de R Dehmel qui n'est pas du tout fidèle au texte français de Paul Verlaine.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Richard Fedor Leopold Dehmel (1863 - 1920), "Helle Nacht", appears in Weib und Welt [an adaptation]
Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Paul Verlaine (1844 - 1896), no title, appears in La bonne chanson, no. 6, first published 1870
Go to the general view
This text was added to the website: 2018-06-06
Line count: 18
Word count: 76
