Infeliç en els somnis, esguardo la teva imatge

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by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894)

Translation © by Salvador Pila

In dreams unhappy, I behold you stand

Language: English

Our translations: CAT GER ITA LIT

In dreams unhappy, I behold you stand
As heretofore:
The unremember'd tokens in your hand
Avail no more.

No more the morning glow, no more the grace,
Enshrines, endears.
Cold beats the light of time upon your face
And shows your tears.

He came and went. Perchance you wept awhile
And then forgot.
Ah me! but he that left you with a smile
Forgets you not.

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Text Authorship:

by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894), no title, appears in Songs of Travel and other verses, no. 4, first published 1896 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by John Theodore Livingston Raynor (1909 - 1970), "In Dreams, Unhappy", op. 584 (1961) [sung text not yet checked]
by Elliott Schenck , "In dreams unhappy, I behold you stand", published 1902, from The Unforgotten [sung text not yet checked]
by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958), "In dreams", 1904, published 1907, orchestrated 1962 [ voice and piano ], from Songs of Travel, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (David Paley) , "Im Traum", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Nei sogni", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
LIT Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) (Giedrius Prunskus) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Word count: 66

Infeliç en els somnis, esguardo la teva...

Language: Catalan (Català) after the English

Infeliç en els somnis, esguardo la teva imatge
com he fet fins ara:
les oblidades penyores d’amor a la teva mà
ja no serveixen de res.

El color viu al matí, la gràcia,
ja no t’emparen ni et fan encisadora.
Gèlida, colpeja al teu rostre la llum del temps
i fa palesar les teves llàgrimes.

Ell vingué i marxà. Potser plorares una estona
i després l’oblidares.
Ai! Però aquell que et deixà amb un somriure,
no t’ha mai oblidat.

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Translation of title "In dreams" = "En somnis"

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Translation from English to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2016 by Salvador Pila, (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 English by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894), no title, appears in Songs of Travel and other verses, no. 4, first published 1896
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This text was added to the website: 2016-02-11
Line count: 12
Word count: 79