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French (Français) translations of Fünf Lieder nach Gedichten von Hermann Hesse, opus 25

by Albert Gorter (1862 - 1936)

1. Wanderschaft
 (Sung text)
by Albert Gorter (1862 - 1936), "Wanderschaft", op. 25 (Fünf Lieder nach Gedichten von Hermann Hesse) no. 1 (1959) [ baritone and piano ]
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Im Walde blüht der Seidelbast,
Im Graben liegt noch Schnee;
Das du mir heut' geschrieben hast,
Das Brieflein tat mir weh.

Jetzt schneid' ich einen Stab im Holz;
Ich weiß ein ander Land,
Da sind die Jungfern nicht so stolz
Dem Lieben abgewandt.

Im Walde blüht der Seidelbast,
Kein Brieflein tut mir weh,
Und das du mir geschrieben hast,
Schwimmt draußen auf dem See, 
Schwimmt draußen auf dem Bodensee, 
Ja draußen auf dem See.

Text Authorship:

  • by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Wanderschaft", written 1908, appears in Unterwegs, first published 1911

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by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962)
1. Randonnée
Language: French (Français) 
Le daphné fleurit dans la forêt,
La neige [recouvre]1 le [fossé]2 ;
Ce que tu m'as écrit aujourd'hui,
La petite lettre, m'a fait mal.

Je me taille maintenant un bâton de bois ;
Je connais un autre pays
où les filles ne sont pas si fières
pour décliner l'amour.

Le daphné fleurit dans la forêt,
Aucune petite lettre ne me fait mal,
Et celle que tu m'as écrite
Flotte au large, sur le lac,
Flotte au large sur le lac de Constance,
Oui, au large, sur le lac.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2013 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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1 Brugk: "recouvre encore"
2 Frommlet: "Jardin"


This text was added to the website: 2013-02-10
Line count: 14
Word count: 88

Translation © by Pierre Mathé
2. Der Blütenzweig
 (Sung text)
by Albert Gorter (1862 - 1936), "Der Blütenzweig", op. 25 (Fünf Lieder nach Gedichten von Hermann Hesse) no. 2 (1959) [ medium voice and piano ]
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Immer hin und wider
Strebt der Blütenzweig im Winde,
Immer auf und nieder
Strebt mein Herz gleich einem Kinde
Zwischen hellen und dunklen Tagen,
Zwischen Wollen und Entsagen.

Bis die Blüten sind verweht
Und der Zweig in Früchten steht,
Bis das Herz, der Kindheit satt,
Seine Ruhe hat
Und bekennt: voll Lust und nicht vergebens
War das unruhvolle Spiel des Lebens.

Text Authorship:

  • by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Der Blütenzweig", written 1913

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by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962)
2.
Language: French (Français) 
D'avant en arrière toujours
Le rameau fleuri s'agite dans le vent,
De haut en bas toujours
Mon cœur s'agite tel un enfant,
Entre les jours clairs et les jours sombres,
Entre ambition et renoncement.

Jusqu'à ce que les fleurs soient fanées
Et que le rameau porte des fruits,
Jusqu'à ce que le cœur, de l'enfance rassasié,
Ait trouvé son repos,
Et reconnaisse que ne fut pas vain mais empli de plaisirs
Le tumultueux jeu de la vie.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2017 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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Translations of title(s):
"Immer hin und wider" = "D'avant en arrière toujours"
"Der Blütenzweig" = "Le rameau fleuri"



This text was added to the website: 2017-11-12
Line count: 12
Word count: 77

Translation © by Pierre Mathé
3. Glück
 (Sung text)
by Albert Gorter (1862 - 1936), "Glück", op. 25 (Fünf Lieder nach Gedichten von Hermann Hesse) no. 3 (1959) [ medium voice and piano ]
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Solang du nach dem Glücke jagst,
Bist du nicht reif zum Glücklichsein
Und wäre alles Liebste dein.

Solang du um Verlornes klagst
Und Ziele hast und rastlos bist,
Weißt du noch nicht, was Friede ist.

Erst wenn du jedem Wunsch entsagst,
Nicht Ziel mehr, noch Begehren kennst,
Das Glück nicht mehr mit Namen nennst,

Dann reicht dir des Geschehens Flut
Nicht mehr ans Herz, und deine Seele ruht.

Text Authorship:

  • by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Glück", written 1907

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Confirmed with Hermann Hesse, Sämtliche Werke, herausgegeben von Volker Michels, Band 10 Die Gedichte, bearbeitet von Peter Huber, Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp Verlag, 2002, page 164.

by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962)
3. Bonheur
Language: French (Français) 
Aussi longtemps que tu poursuis le bonheur,
Tu n'es pas mûr pour être heureux
Et pour que dure tout ce que tu chéris.

Aussi longtemps que tu gémis sur ce qui est perdu,
Et que tu as des buts, et que tu es frénétique,
Tu ne sais pas encore ce qu'est la paix.

Ce n'est que lorsque tu renonceras à chaque envie,
Que tu ne connaîtras plus de but ni de désir
Que tu ne donneras plus de nom au bonheur,

Alors le flot des événements
Ne t'atteindra plus au cœur et ton âme sera en repos.

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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This text was added to the website: 2011-12-21
Line count: 11
Word count: 97

Translation © by Pierre Mathé
4. Schmetterling
 (Sung text)
by Albert Gorter (1862 - 1936), "Schmetterling", op. 25 (Fünf Lieder nach Gedichten von Hermann Hesse) no. 4 (1959) [ medium voice and piano ]
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Flügelt ein kleiner blauer
Falter vom Wind geweht,
Ein perlmutterner Schauer,
Glitzert, flimmert, vergeht.
So mit Augenblicksblinken,
So im Vorüberwehn
Sah ich das Glück mir winken,
Glitzern, flimmern, vergehn.

Text Authorship:

  • by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Blauer Schmetterling", written 1927

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by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962)
4. Papillon
Language: French (Français) 
Un petit papillon bleu vole,
Flottant dans le vent,
Un frisson de nacre
Poudroie, scintille, disparaît.
Ainsi avec cet éclat fugace,
Ainsi, dans le flottement passé,
Je vis le bonheur me faire signe,
Poudroyer, scintiller, disparaître.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2017 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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Translations of title(s):
"Blaue Falter" = "Papillon bleu"
"Schmetterling" = "Papillon"
"Blauer Schmetterling" = "Papillon bleu"



This text was added to the website: 2017-04-26
Line count: 8
Word count: 36

Translation © by Pierre Mathé
5. Die Kindheit
 (Sung text)
by Albert Gorter (1862 - 1936), "Die Kindheit", op. 25 (Fünf Lieder nach Gedichten von Hermann Hesse) no. 5 (1959) [ medium voice and piano ]
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Du bist, mein fernes Tal,
Verzaubert und versunken. 
Oft hast du mir in Not und Qual
Empor aus deinem Schattenland gewunken
Und deine Mädchenaugen aufgetan,
Daß ich entzückt in kurzem Wahn
Mich ganz zu dir zurück verlor. 

O dunkles Tor, 
O dunkle Todesstunde, 
Komm du heran, daß ich gesunde 
Und daß aus dieses Lebens Leere
Ich heim zu meinen Träumen kehre!

Text Authorship:

  • by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Die Kindheit", written 1912

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by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962)
5. L'enfance
Language: French (Français) 
Tu es ma vallée lointaine,
Enchantée et perdue.
Souvent, dans la détresse et le tourment,
De ton pays d'ombre tu m'as fait signe,
Et ouvert tes yeux de jeune fille,
Et sous le charme d'une brève illusion,
Je me suis entièrement perdu en toi.
Ô sombre porte, ô sombre heure de la mort,
Approche, que je guérisse,
Et que de la vacuité de cette vie
Je retourne à mes rêves !

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2017 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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  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Die Kindheit", written 1912
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Translations of title(s):
"Die Kindheit" = "L'enfance"
"Kindheit" = "Enfance"



This text was added to the website: 2017-11-12
Line count: 11
Word count: 70

Translation © by Pierre Mathé
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