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by Josef Wenzig (1807 - 1876)
Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Die Boten der Liebe
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Czech (Čeština) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA
Wie viel schon der Boten 
Flogen die Pfade
Vom Wäldchen herunter, 
Boten der Treu;
Trugen mir Briefchen 
Dort aus der Ferne,
Trugen mir Briefchen 
Vom Liebsten herbei?

Wie viel schon der Lüftchen
Wehten vom Morgen,
Wehten bis Abends
So schnell ohne Ruh;
Trugen mir Küßchen 
Vom kühligen Wasser,
Trugen mir Küßchen 
Vom Liebsten herzu?

Wie wiegten die Ährchen
Auf grünenden Bergen,
Wie wiegten die Ährchen 
Auf Feldern sich leis;
"Mein goldenes Liebchen,"
Lispelten alle,
"Mein goldenes Liebchen, 
Ich lieb' dich so heiß!"

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•   J. Brahms 

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Text Authorship:

  • by Josef Wenzig (1807 - 1876), "Die Boten der Liebe", appears in Slawische Volkslieder, in 1. Böhmische Volkslieder, first published 1830 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in Czech (Čeština) from Volkslieder (Folksongs)  [text unavailable]
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Researcher for this page: Siân Goldthorpe

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 86

Les messagers de l'amour
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Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Déjà combien de messagers
Ont volé sur le chemin
Qui descend du bois,
Des messagers de la fidélité ;
Ils m'apportaient des billets
Venant de loin, là-bas,
M'apportaient des billets
De mon amoureux.

Déjà combien de zéphirs
Soufflèrent le matin,
Soufflèrent le soir,
Si vite, sans repos ;
Ils m'apportaient de petits baisers
D'eau fraîche,
M'apportaient de petits baisers
De mon amoureux.

Comme les épis  se balançaient
Sur les vertes montagnes,
Comme les épis  se balançaient
Doucement sur les champs ;
« Mon amour en or
-- Chuchotaient-ils tous --
Mon amour en or,
Je t'aime si passionnément ! »

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  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2013 by Pierre Mathé, (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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This text was added to the website: 2013-04-21
Line count: 24
Word count: 99

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