German (Deutsch) translations of Zwei Lieder, opus 2

by Julia Weissberg (1878 - 1942)

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1. Chanson d'automne : Les sanglots longs [sung text not yet checked]

by Julia Weissberg (1878 - 1942), "Chanson d'automne : Les sanglots longs", op. 2 (Zwei Lieder) no. 1, published 1911 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, M. P. Belaïeff; text also set in Russian and German

Language: French (Français)

Les sanglots longs
Des violons
   De l'automne
Blessent mon cœur
D'une langueur
   Monotone.

Tout suffocant
Et blême, quand
   Sonne l'heure,
Je me souviens
Des jours anciens
   Et je pleure ;

Et je m'en vais
Au vent mauvais
   Qui m'emporte
Deçà, delà,
Pareil à la
   Feuille morte.

Text Authorship:

by Paul Verlaine (1844 - 1896), "Chanson d'automne", appears in Poèmes saturniens, in 3. Paysages tristes, no. 5, Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, first published 1866

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Confirmed with Paul Verlaine, Poëmes saturniens, Paris: Alphonse Lemerre, 1866, in Paysages tristes, pages 57-58.

by Paul Verlaine (1844 - 1896)

1. Herbstlied

Language: German (Deutsch)

Die langen Seufzer
der Violinen
des Herbstes
versehren mein Herz
mit ihrer monotonen
Schläfrigkeit.

Ganz atemlos
und fahl, beim
Stundenschlag,
kommen mir
alte Zeiten in den Sinn
und ich weine ...

Und ich mache mich auf den Weg
im stürmischen Wind,
der mich
hin und her treibt
wie ein
totes Blatt.

Text Authorship:

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a text in French (Français) by Paul Verlaine (1844 - 1896), "Chanson d'automne", appears in Poèmes saturniens, in 3. Paysages tristes, no. 5, Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, first published 1866
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Line count: 18
Word count: 50

Translation © by Bertram Kottmann

2. Le ciel est, par‑dessus le toit [sung text not yet checked]

by Julia Weissberg (1878 - 1942), "Le ciel est, par-dessus le toit", op. 2 (Zwei Lieder) no. 1, published 1911 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, M. P. Belaïeff, also set in Russian (Русский)

Language: French (Français)

Le ciel est, par-dessus le toit,
  Si bleu, si calme !
Un arbre, par-dessus le toit,
  Berce sa palme.

La cloche, dans le ciel qu'on voit,
  Doucement tinte.
Un oiseau sur l'arbre qu'on voit
  Chante sa plainte.

Mon Dieu, mon Dieu, la vie est là
  Simple et tranquille.
Cette paisible rumeur-là
  Vient de la ville.

Qu'as-tu fait, ô toi que voilà
  Pleurant sans cesse,
Dis, qu'as-tu fait, toi que voilà,
  De ta jeunesse ?

Text Authorship:

by Paul Verlaine (1844 - 1896), no title, written 1880, appears in Sagesse, in Sagesse III, no. 6, Paris, Société générale de Librairie Catholique, first published 1881

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by Paul Verlaine (1844 - 1896)

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3. Как небо над кровлей там

by Julia Weissberg (1878 - 1942), "Как небо над кровлей там", op. 2 (Zwei Lieder) no. 1, published 1911 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, M. P. Belaïeff, also set in French (Français)

Language: Russian (Русский)

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a text in French (Français) by Paul Verlaine (1844 - 1896), no title, written 1880, appears in Sagesse, in Sagesse III, no. 6, Paris, Société générale de Librairie Catholique, first published 1881
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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

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