Sérénade | Si c'est ta volonté, douce amie

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by Ludwig Braunfels (1810 - 1885)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Serenade aus Don Juan aus der Jugendzeit

Language: German (Deutsch) after the Spanish (Español)

Our translations: CAT FRE ITA

Ist's dein Wille, süße Maid,
Meinem heißen Liebesstreben
Erst im Tode Raum zu geben,
O da wart' ich lange Zeit!

Soll ich deine Gunst genießen
Erst nach meinem Erdengange,
Währt mein Leben allzulange!
Mag es gleich um Nu zerfließen!

Ist's dein Wille, süße Maid,
Meinem heißen Liebesstreben
Erst im Tode Raum zu geben,
O das ist gar lange Zeit, gar zu lange Zeit!

Text Authorship:

by Ludwig Braunfels (1810 - 1885), appears in Don Juan, der Verführer von Sevilla, oder der steinerne Gast. (El burlador de Sevilla ó El Convidado de Piedra) von Tirso de Molina, resp. Fra Gabriel Tellez, first published 1856 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Spanish (Español) by Tirso de Molina (1571? - 1648), no title, appears in El burlador de Sevilla y convidado de piedra, Act III, first published 1630
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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 Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911), "Serenade aus Don Juan aus der Jugendzeit", 1880-7, published 1892 [ voice and piano ], Mainz, Schott [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Serenata de Don Juan", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Sérénade", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Marco Giustini) , "Serenata da Don Juan", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2003-11-15
Line count: 12
Word count: 63

Sérénade

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

Si c'est ta volonté, douce amie,
De ne donner à mon amour brûlant
De la place que dans la mort,
Oh, alors j'attendrais longtemps !

Si je ne dois goûter à tes faveurs
Qu'après avoir été mis en terre,
Ma vie dure trop longtemps !
Puisse-t-elle s'écouler en un clin d'œil !

Si c'est ta volonté, douce amie,
De ne donner à mon amour brûlant
De la place que dans la mort,
Oh, c'est un très long temps,
Un bien trop long temps !

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2009 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 Ludwig Braunfels (1810 - 1885), appears in Don Juan, der Verführer von Sevilla, oder der steinerne Gast. (El burlador de Sevilla ó El Convidado de Piedra) von Tirso de Molina, resp. Fra Gabriel Tellez, first published 1856
- Go to the text page.

Based on:

a text in Spanish (Español) by Tirso de Molina (1571? - 1648), no title, appears in El burlador de Sevilla y convidado de piedra, Act III, first published 1630
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website: 2009-06-14
Line count: 13
Word count: 80