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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Pilgers Morgenlied
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE
Morgennebel, Lila, 
Hüllen deinen Turm [um]1.
Soll ich ihn zum 
Letztenmal nicht sehn!
Doch mir schweben 
Tausend Bilder
Seliger [Erinnerung]2
Heilig warm ums Herz.
Wie er [so]3 stand, 
Zeuge meiner Wonne,
Als zum erstenmal 
Du dem [Fremdling]4
Ängstlich liebevoll 
Begegnetest,
Und mit einemmal 
Ewge Flammen 
In die Seel' ihm warfst.
Zische, Nord, 
Tausend-schlangen-züngig 
Mir ums Haupt!
Beugen sollst du's nicht!
Beugen magst du 
Kind'scher Zweige Haupt,
Von der Sonne 
Muttergegenwart geschieden.

Allgegenwärt'ge Liebe! 
[Durchglühst]5 mich,
[Beutst]6 dem Wetter die Stirn, 
Gefahren die Brust,
Hast mir gegossen 
Ins früh welkende Herz 
Doppeltes Leben,
Freude, zu leben, 
Und Mut!

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

•   R. Strauss 

View original text (without footnotes)
1 Strauss: "ein"
2 Strauss: "Erinn'rung"
3 Strauss: "da"
4 Strauss: "Freundling"
5 Strauss: "Durchglühest"
6 Strauss: "Bötest"

Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Pilgers Morgenlied" [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 Wilhelm Killmayer (1927 - 2017), "Pilgers Morgenlied", 1962 [ SMezATTBB chorus a cappella ], from Lieder, Oden und Szenen, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949), "Pilgers Morgenlied", subtitle: "An Lila", op. 33 (Vier Gesänge) no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Cançó del matí del pelegrí", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Ochtendlied van de pelgrim", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Linda Godry) , "Pilgrim's morning song", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Chanson matinale du pèlerin", subtitle: "À Lila", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Pierre Mathé [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 34
Word count: 104

Chanson matinale du pèlerin
Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Un brouillard matinal, Lila,
Enveloppe ta tour,
Faut-il donc que je ne la voie pas
Une dernière fois !
Mais mille images
Planent en moi,
Souvenir bienheureux
Chaud et sacré dans mon cœur.
Comme celle où elle était là,
Témoin de mon bonheur,
Quand pour la première fois
Craintive et aimante
Tu rencontras,
L'étranger,
Et d'un coup
Lui allumas au cœur
Une flamme éternelle.
Siffle, aquilon,
De tes mille langues de serpent,
Autour de ma tête !
Tu ne dois pas l'infléchir !
Tu peux infléchir
La tête des jeunes rameaux
Éloignés du soleil.
De sa présence maternelle.

Amour omniprésent !
Ta brûlure pénètre en moi ;
Tu affrontes le temps,
Le cœur en péril,
Tu as versé
Dans mon cœur précocement flétri
Une double vie :
Joie de vivre,
Et courage.

Subtitle: "À Lila"

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2011 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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Based on:

  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Pilgers Morgenlied"
    • Go to the text page.

 

This text was added to the website: 2011-07-07
Line count: 34
Word count: 126

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