Destinée | Tu te tortures tout à fait en vain, mon garçon, toute la journée

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Singable translation by Josef Srb-Debrnov (1836 - 1904)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Bestimmung

Language: German (Deutsch) after the Moravian (Moravština)

Our translations: FRE

Du quälst dich ganz umsonst, Söhnchen, den lieben Tag,
Doch bleibt's dabei, dass ich dich nicht im Herzen trag!
Und ich werde niemals dein, nicht einmal ein Stündelein.

Wie kannst du so etwas denken, mein Mägdelein,
Du bist selber das Herze mein;
Und du mußt meine sein!
Gott gab dich nur mir allein.

Text Authorship:

Singable translation by Josef Srb-Debrnov (1836 - 1904), "Bestimmung" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Moravian (Moravština) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , from a collection of Moravian folk songs compiled by František Sušil
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Antonín Dvořák (1841 - 1904), "Bestimmung", op. 20 no. 1, B. 50 no. 1 (1876) [duet for soprano and contralto with piano], from Moravské dvojzpevy I. rada (Moravian Duets Ist series), no. 1, also set in Moravian (Moravština) [ sung text checked 1 time]

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

FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Destinée", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2009-10-01
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Destinée

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

Tu te tortures tout à fait en vain, mon garçon, toute la journée,
Car, c'est ainsi, je ne te porte pas dans mon cœur !
Et jamais je ne serai à toi, même pas pour une petite heure.

Comment peux-tu penser une telle chose, ma petite fille,
Tu es toi-même dans mon cœur ;
Et tu dois être mienne !
Que Dieu te donne à moi seul.

Text Authorship:

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 Josef Srb-Debrnov (1836 - 1904), "Bestimmung"
- Go to the text page.

Based on:

a text in Moravian (Moravština) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , from a collection of Moravian folk songs compiled by František Sušil
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website: 2013-10-14
Line count: 7
Word count: 64