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by Hermann von Gilm zu Rosenegg (1812 - 1864)
Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Es steht mein Lied in Nacht und Frost
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT ENG FRE
Es steht mein Lied in Nacht und Frost, 
Die alles Leben tödten, 
Und harrt vergebens, ob der Ost 
Nicht wieder mag erröthen. 

So steht es nun ein ganzes Jahr 
In dieser Nacht, der kalten, 
Und dennoch grünt's noch immerdar, 
Wer hat es wohl erhalten ? 

Du nicht, du nicht, von aller Welt 
Bewundert und beneidet. 
Der hat's getan, der auf dem Feld 
Die Lilien [bekleidet]1.

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

•   R. Strauss 

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1 Strauss: "kleidet"

Text Authorship:

  • by Hermann von Gilm zu Rosenegg (1812 - 1864), "Wer hat's gethan?" [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 Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949), "Wer hat's getan?", WoO 84A (1885) [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (John H. Campbell) , "Who has done this", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Qui l'a fait?", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: John H. Campbell

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 66

Qui l'a fait?
Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Mon chant est de nuit et de gel
qui tuent toute vie
et il attend vainement
qu'il plaise à l'est de rougir encore.

Il est resté maintenant toute une année
dans cette nuit, froide
et pourtant il verdit toujours,
qui a bien pu le maintenir?

Pas toi, pas toi, du monde entier
admirée et jalousée.
Celui qui l'a fait est celui qui dans le pré
habille les lis.

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  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2010 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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This text was added to the website: 2010-05-01
Line count: 12
Word count: 68

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