L'amant | Dans la douce nuit ton ami est maintenant éveillé

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by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Der Liebende

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE

Nun liegt dein Freund wach in der milden Nacht,
Noch warm von dir, noch voll von deinem Duft,
Von deinem Blick und Haar und Kuß - o Mitternacht,
O Mond und Stern und blaue Nebelluft!
In dich, Geliebte, steigt mein Traum
Tief wie in Meer, Gebirg und Kluft hinein,
Verspritzt in Brandung und verweht zu Schaum,
Ist Sonne, Wurzel, Tier,
Nur um bei dir,
Um nah bei dir zu sein.
Saturn kreist fern und Mond, ich seh sie nicht,
Seh nur in Blumenblässe dein Gesicht,
Und lache still und weine trunken,
Nicht Glück, nicht Leid ist mehr,
Nur du, nur ich und du, versunken
Ins tiefe All, ins tiefe Meer,
Darein sind wir verloren,
Drin sterben wir und werden neugeboren.

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Text Authorship:

by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Der Liebende", written 1921 [author's text checked 2 times 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 Ferdinand Gerhardt, jun. (1888 - 1985), "Der Liebende" [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
by Viktor Kioulaphides (b. 1961), "Der Liebende" [ counter-tenor, guitar, and mandolin ], from Hesse Lieder, no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
by Siegfried Pixner , "Der Liebende ", 1990 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
by Carl Stöcklin , "Der Liebende ", 1954 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "L'amant", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The lover", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "L'amant", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2009-05-06
Line count: 18
Word count: 119

L'amant

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

Dans la douce nuit ton ami est maintenant éveillé,
Encore chaud de toi, encore empli de ton parfum,
De ton regard, de ta chevelure et de tes baisers – ô minuit,
Ô lune , étoile et brume bleue !
En toi bien-aimée, mon rêve monte profondément,
Comme dans la mer, la montagne et le gouffre,
Pulvérisés dans le ressac et dispersés en écume
Sont soleil, racines, animaux ,
Juste pour être avec toi,
Pour être près de toi.
Au loin Saturne et la lune orbitent, je ne les vois pas,
Je ne vois que ton visage à la pâleur de fleur,
Et je ris en silence, et pleure enivré,Il n'y a plus de bonheur ou de douleur,
Plus que toi, que moi,
Immergés dans le grand Tout, dans la profonde mer,
Où nous sommes perdus,
Où nous mourons, où nous renaissons.

Text Authorship:

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Der Liebende", written 1921
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This text was added to the website: 2017-01-09
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