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Baskische Lieder
Translations © by Bertram Kottmann
Song Cycle by Louis Durey (1888 - 1979)
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Sainte Vierge Marie, ayez pitié des gens Qui reviennent de guerre et qui n'ont pas d'argent. Ma femme en aime un autre, elle me rit au nez. Mon chien cherche à me mordre et m'a abandonné. On me traite d'ivrogne et si je veux du vin, On me donne un peu d'eau avec un bout de pain. Sainte Vierge Marie, ayez pitié des gens.
Text Authorship:
- by Jean Cocteau (1889 - 1963), written 1919?
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Note: an unpublished poem given to Durey by Cocteau.
Heilige Jungfrau Maria, erbarme dich derer, die aus dem Krieg heimkehren und kein Geld haben. Meine Frau hat einen Andern, sie lacht mir ins Gesicht. Mein Hund versucht mich zu beißen und ist mir davongelaufen. Man schimpft mich einen Trinker, und wenn ich gern Wein hätte, reicht man mir ein wenig Wasser mit einem Stück Brot. Heilige Jungfrau Maria, erbarme dich der Menschen.
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- Translation from French (Français) to German (Deutsch) copyright © 2015 by Bertram Kottmann, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you must ask the copyright-holder(s) directly for permission. If you receive no response, you must consider it a refusal.
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Word count: 63
Sirocco, joli vent chaud, Mets tes espadrilles, Entre dans la chambre en chaux De la jeune fille; Fais-la sortir de son lit Et se chercher un mari, Dans la ville de Paris, Loin de sa famille.
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- by Jean Cocteau (1889 - 1963), written 1919?
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Note: an unpublished poem given to Durey by Cocteau.
Scirocco, guter heißer Wind, zieh die Espadrilles an und dring’ in die getünchte Kammer des jungen Mädchens ein; wirf sie aus dem Bett und lasse sie einen Ehemann suchen in der Stadt Paris, weit weg von ihrer Familie.
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- Translation from French (Français) to German (Deutsch) copyright © 2015 by Bertram Kottmann, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you must ask the copyright-holder(s) directly for permission. If you receive no response, you must consider it a refusal.
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Deux maisons de travers approchent. On a mis des tapis à fleurs sur les fenêtres. Un grand candélabre les couronne et des lustres ensoleillés traînent de leur bouche triste sur la route.
Text Authorship:
- by Jean Cocteau (1889 - 1963), written 1919?
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Note: an unpublished poem given to Durey by Cocteau.
Zwei schiefe Häuser rücken näher. Man hat Blumenteppiche über die Fenster gehängt. Eine große, mehrarmige Straßenlaterne krönt sie, und sonnenbeschienene Kronleuchter ziehen ihren traurigen Mund auf der Straße hinter sich her.
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- Translation from French (Français) to German (Deutsch) copyright © 2015 by Bertram Kottmann, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you must ask the copyright-holder(s) directly for permission. If you receive no response, you must consider it a refusal.
Bertram Kottmann. Contact: BKottmann (AT) t-online.de
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Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Jean Cocteau (1889 - 1963), written 1919?
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This text was added to the website: 2015-08-07
Line count: 5
Word count: 31