Le lis | J'ai posé un petit plant de lis à ma fenêtre

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by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Ich stellt' ein Lilienstäudlein an mein...

Language: German (Deutsch) after the Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Ich stellt' ein Lilienstäudlein an mein Fenster,
Am Abend pflanzt' ich's, frühe war's erblüht.
Die Blätter überzweigten mir das Fenster,
Zum Schatten für dein Haupt, wenn Mittag glüht.
Zu kühlen dein Gesicht im Sonnenbrand,
  Pflanzt' ich in Erd' -- ein Paradies entstand.
Zum Schatten Mittags für dein zart Gemüthe
  Pflanzt' ich in Erd' -- und unsre Lieb' erblühte.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Paul Heyse, Italienisches Liederbuch, Berlin: Verlag von Wilhelm Hertz (Bessersche Buchhandlung), 1860, page 29.

Text Authorship:

by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Rispetti, in Toscanisch, no. 57, first published 1860 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) [text unavailable]
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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 Joseph Marx (1882 - 1964), "Die Lilie", 1912 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Italienisches Liederbuch, no. 7 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The lily", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Le lis", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2010-01-28
Line count: 8
Word count: 56

Le lis

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

J'ai posé un petit plant de lis à ma fenêtre,
Je l'ai planté un soir, au matin il était fleuri.
Ses feuilles ont garni toute ma fenêtre,
Pour ombrager ta tête quand brasille midi.
Pour rafraîchir ton visage de l'ardeur du soleil,
    Je l'ai mis en terre : un paradis surgit.
À l'ombre de midi, pour ton cœur tendre
    Je l'ai mis en terre et notre amour s'épanouit.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2020 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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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Rispetti, in Toscanisch, no. 57, first published 1860
- Go to the text page.

Based on:

a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) [text unavailable]
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website: 2020-12-16
Line count: 8
Word count: 67