Forêts et landes s'étalent

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by Theodor Storm (1817 - 1888)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Es liegen Wald und Heide

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: FRE

Es liegen Wald und Heide
Im stillen Sonnenschein. 
Wir hätten gerne Frieden;
Doch ist es nicht beschieden,
Gestritten soll es sein.

Nun gilt es zu marschieren
In festem Schritt und Tritt:
Der Krieg ist losgelassen,
Er schreitet durch die Gassen,
Er nimmt uns alle mit!

So leb denn wohl, lieb Mutter!
Die Trommel ruft ins Glied. 
Mir aber in Herzensgrunde
Erklingt zu dieser Stunde
Ein deutsches Wiegenlied.

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Text Authorship:

by Theodor Storm (1817 - 1888), "Es liegen Wald und Heide" [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 Paul Hermann Franz Graener (1872 - 1944), "Theodor-Storm-Musik", op. 93, published 1932. [male voice (baritone), violin, violoncello and piano] [
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Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2009-01-11
Line count: 15
Word count: 67

Forêts et landes s'étalent

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

Forêts et landes s'étalent
Dans la calme lumière du soleil.
Nous aurions bien aimé la paix ;
Pourtant elle ne nous a pas été donnée,
Elle doit être obtenue par les armes.

Maintenant il convient de marcher
D'un pied et d'un pas assurés :
La guerre est déclarée,
Elle parcourt les rues,
Elle nous entraine tous !

Alors adieu, ma chère mère !
Le tambour bat le rappel
Mais au fond de mon cœur
Chante en ce moment
Une berceuse allemande.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Theodor Storm (1817 - 1888), "Es liegen Wald und Heide"
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This text was added to the website: 2010-09-02
Line count: 15
Word count: 77