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by Peter Burra (1909 - 1937)

Translation © by Salvador Pila

Not even summer yet

Language: English

Our translations: CAT

Not even summer yet
Can make my quite forget
That still most blessed thing,
The early spring.

I watch'd the red-tipped trees
Burst into greeneries;
Saw the swift blossom come
Like sea dissolv'd in foam.

But in the lover's ways,
The summer of his days
Is come from such a spring
As poets cannot sing.

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Text Authorship:

by Peter Burra (1909 - 1937), "Song" [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 (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976), "Not even summer yet", 1937, published 1994 [ high voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: David K. Smythe

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 55

Àdhuc l’estiu

Language: Catalan (Català) after the English

Àdhuc l’estiu
no em pot fer oblidar encara
la cosa més magnífica,
la primavera precoç.

Vaig veure els brots vermells dels arbres
esclatar en verdor;
vaig veure la ràpida floració arribar
com un mar dissolt en escuma.

Però als viaranys de l’amant,
l’estiu de la seva vida
arriba d’una fons tal
que els poetes no poden cantar.

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Translations of titles:
"Not even summer yet" = "Àdhuc l’estiu"
"Song" = "Cançó"

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Translation from English to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2024 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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a text in English by Peter Burra (1909 - 1937), "Song"
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This text was added to the website: 2024-09-22
Line count: 12
Word count: 57