Sous l'abri de l'épais feuillage

Attention! Some of this material is not in the public domain.

It is illegal to copy and distribute our copyright-protected material without permission. It is also illegal to reprint copyright texts or translations without the name of the author or translator.

To inquire about permissions and rates, contact Emily Ezust at licenses@email.lieder.example.net

If you wish to reprint translations, please make sure you include the names of the translators in your email. They are below each translation.

Note: You must use the copyright symbol © when you reprint copyright-protected material.

by Stefan George (1868 - 1933)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Unterm schutz von dichten blättergründen

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE ITA

Unterm schutz von dichten blättergründen
Wo von sternen feine flocken schneien ·
Sachte stimmen ihre leiden künden ·
Fabeltiere aus den braunen schlünden
Strahlen in die marmorbecken speien ·
Draus die kleinen bäche klagend eilen:
Kamen kerzen das gesträuch entzünden ·
Weisse formen das gewässer teilen.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Stefan George, Die Bücher der Hirten- und Preisgedichte, der Sagen und Sänge und der hängenden Gärten. Gesamt-Ausgabe der Werke, Band 3, Berlin, 1930, pages 101-103.

Text Authorship:

by Stefan George (1868 - 1933), no title, appears in Das Buch der hängenden Gärten [author's text checked 1 time 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 Arnold Franz Walter Schoenberg (1874 - 1951), "Unterm schutz von dichten blättergründen", op. 15 no. 1 (1908-9), from Das Buch der hängenden Gärten, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "A l'abric d'un espès fullatge", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Beneath the shelter of a dense background of leaves", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Protette da fitto fogliame", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 46

Sous l'abri de l'épais feuillage

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

Sous l'abri de l'épais feuillage,
Où tombe une fine neige d'étoiles,
Douces voix, dites vos chagrins,
Des créatures mythiques aux gorges brunes
Étincelantes crachent dans les bassins de marbre,
En dehors les petits ruisseaux en se plaignant se hâtent :
Venez bougies éclairer les fourrés,
Blanches formes divisez les eaux.

About the headline (FAQ)

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.
Contact: licenses@email.lieder.example.net

Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Stefan George (1868 - 1933), no title, appears in Das Buch der hängenden Gärten
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website: 2009-10-27
Line count: 8
Word count: 49