English 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.

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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. The long sobs
Language: English 
 The long sobs
 of autumn's
 violins
 wound my heart
 with a monotonous
 languor.
 
 Suffocating
 and pallid, when
 the clock strikes,
 I remember
 the days long past
 and I weep.
 
 And I set off
 in the rough wind
 that carries me
 hither and thither
 like a dead
 leaf.

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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 ?

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  • 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)
2.
Language: English 
Over the roof, the sky is
So blue, so calm!
Above the roof, a tree
Waves its foliage.
 
In the sky one can see the bell
Softly ringing.
On the tree one can see a bird
Singing its lament.
 
My God, my God, life is there,
Simple and tranquil.
This peaceful rumor there
Comes from the town.
 
What have you done, o you there,
Weeping without end,
Tell me, what have you done, you there,
With your youth?

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  • Translation from French (Français) to English copyright © 2016 by Emily Ezust

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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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