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by Ricarda Octavia Huch (1864 - 1947)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Venedig

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Sieh, Desdemonens Haus und die umflorten Brücken,
Von Wassers Feuchte und des Mondenlichts
Und Geisterschritten,--
Da ist es wieder.
Nur jener schmalen Augen Meeresschimmer,
Die über mich und mein Entzücken
Und Marmorschleier, Taubenglanzgefieder
So zärtlich zweifelnd, unverführbar glitten,
Als sagten sie: "Nichts, -- nichts, --"
Erlosch auf immer.

Text Authorship:

by Ricarda Octavia Huch (1864 - 1947), "Venedig" [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 Artur Immisch (1902 - 1949), "Venedig" [voice and piano], from Liebesgedichte Ricarda Huch, no. 3. [
text not verified
]
by Hermann Reutter (1900 - 1985), "Venedig", 1971 [voice and piano], from 9 Lieder, no. 7. [
text verified 1 time
]

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

ENG English (John Glenn Paton) , title 1: "Venice", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , title 1: "Venise", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: John Glenn Paton [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2009-07-20
Line count: 10
Word count: 47

Venise

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

Vois, la maison de Desdémone et les ponts endeuillés
Par l'humidité de l'eau et la lumière de la lune
Et les pas des fantômes,
Ils sont là encore.
Mais ces yeux fins aux reflets de mer
Qui sur moi et mes ravissements,
Sur les voiles de marbre, et le plumage brillant des pigeons,
Dans une si tendre hésitation, impassibles, glissèrent,
Comme s'ils disaient : « Rien, rien, »
Se sont éteints à jamais.

Text Authorship:

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Ricarda Octavia Huch (1864 - 1947), "Venedig"
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This text was added to the website: 2011-01-06
Line count: 10
Word count: 72