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by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962)

Translation © by Salvador Pila

La belle qui veut . . .

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG

Kennst du mich noch? Wir wurden alt
und fremd und anders, ich und du.
Wir wurden kühl, wir wurden kalt,
ich glaub' es geht dem Winter zu.

Wie ist das fern, wie ist das lang,
seit wir uns beide nimmer sah'n!
Das Lied, das ich dir damals sang,
klingt trüb in meinem Herzen an:

  La belle qui veut
  La belle qui n'ose
  Cueillir les roses
  Du jardin bleu . . .

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Text Authorship:

by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962) [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 Frandsen (b. 1956), "La belle qui veut . . .", 1989 [ voice and piano ], from Winternächte, no. 2, confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La bella que vol...", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , "The beautiful woman who wants", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2024-12-23
Line count: 12
Word count: 71

La bella que vol...

Language: Catalan (Català) after the German (Deutsch)

Em coneixes encara? Ens hem fet vells
i desconeguts i diferents, jo i tu.
Esdevinguérem freds, esdevinguérem gèlids,
crec que s’acosta l’hivern.

Quin temps llunyà, quant de temps fa
des que ambdós ens veiérem!
La cançó que aleshores per a tu vaig cantar
ressona trista al meu cor:

    La bella que vol
    la bella que no gosa
    collir les roses
    del jardí blau...

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2025 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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This text was added to the website: 2025-03-28
Line count: 12
Word count: 63