Les rues sont si sombres

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by Theodor Storm (1817 - 1888)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

So dunkel sind die Straßen

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: FRE

So dunkel sind die Straßen,
So herbstlich geht der Wind;
Leb wohl, meine weiße Rose,
Mein Herz, mein Weib, mein Kind!
 
So schweigend steht der Garten,
Ich wandre weit hinaus;
Er wird dir nicht verraten,
Daß ich nimmer kehr nach Haus.
 
Der Weg ist gar so einsam,
Es reist ja niemand mit;
Die Wolken nur am Himmel
Halten gleichen Schritt.
 
Ich bin so müd zum Sterben;
Drum blieb' ich gern zu Haus
Und schliefe gern das Leben
Und Lust und Leiden aus.

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Text Authorship:

by Theodor Storm (1817 - 1888), no title, appears in Weiße Rosen, no. 3 [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 Hans von Blome (1834 - 1921), "So dunkel sind die Strassen", op. 3 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 3, published 1880 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Siegel [sung text not yet checked]
by (Friedrich) August Bungert (1845 - 1915), "Weisse Rosen. III", op. 49 no. 43, published 1894 [ voice and piano ], from Neue Volkslieder nach alten und neuen Gedichte und Handwerker-Lieder, no. 43 [sung text not yet checked]
by Gustav Eggers (1835 - 1861), "So dunkel sind die Straßen", op. 7 (Drei Gesänge) no. 2, published 1862 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

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

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Word count: 82

Les rues sont si sombres

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

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Les rues sont si sombres,
Le vent si automnal ;
Adieu, ma rose blanche,
Mon cœur, ma femme, mon enfant !

Le jardin est là qui se tait,
Je m'en vais bien loin ;
Il ne te dévoilera pas
Que jamais je ne reviendrai à la maison.

Le chemin est bien solitaire,
Sans aucun compagnon de voyage ;
Seuls les nuages au ciel
Vont du même pas.

Je suis si las de mourir ;
Aussi je resterais bien à la maison
Et endormirais volontiers vie,
Plaisir et souffrance.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Theodor Storm (1817 - 1888), no title, appears in Weiße Rosen, no. 3
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This text was added to the website: 2010-09-02
Line count: 16
Word count: 83