Surpasse-toi ! Chaque heure

Attention! Some of this material is not in the public domain.

It is illegal to copy and distribute our copyright-protected material without permission. It is also illegal to reprint copyright texts or translations without the name of the author or translator.

To inquire about permissions and rates, contact Emily Ezust at licenses@email.lieder.example.net

If you wish to reprint translations, please make sure you include the names of the translators in your email. They are below each translation.

Note: You must use the copyright symbol © when you reprint copyright-protected material.

by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Überwinde! Jede Stunde

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: FRE

Überwinde!  Jede Stunde,
die du siegreich überwindest,
sei getrost, daß du im Pfunde
deines neuen Lebens findest.

Jede Schmach und jede Schande,
jeder Schmerz und jedes Leiden
wird bei richtigem Verstande
deinen Aufstieg mehr entscheiden.

Ohne Erbschuld wirst du funkeln,
abermals vor Enkeln rege,
ungezähltem Volk im Dunkeln
weist ein Sieger Sonnenwege.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Christian Morgenstern, Wir fanden einen Pfad. Gedichte, München: R. Piper & Co Verlag, 1966, page 19

Text Authorship:

by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), no title, appears in Wir fanden einen Pfad, first published 1914 [author's text checked 2 times 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 Yrjö Henrik Kilpinen (1892 - 1959), "Überwinde!" [sung text not yet checked]

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

FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2004-11-30
Line count: 12
Word count: 52

Surpasse‑toi ! Chaque heure

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

Surpasse-toi ! Chaque heure
que tu surmontes victorieusement
sois assuré que c'est grâce au talent de ta nouvelle vie
que tu le peux.

Chaque infamie, chaque honte,
chaque douleur et chaque souffrance
bien comprise
décidera de ton ascension.

De nouveau, tu brilleras sans faute atavique
devant des petits enfants remuants,
comme un vainqueur montrant le chemin du soleil
à un peuple innombrable dans le noir.

About the headline (FAQ)

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.
Contact: licenses@email.lieder.example.net

Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), no title, appears in Wir fanden einen Pfad, first published 1914
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website: 2011-08-16
Line count: 12
Word count: 64