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French (Français) translations of Sechs Gesänge, opus 11

by Berthold Damcke (1812 - 1875)

1. Der alte König  [sung text not yet checked]
by Berthold Damcke (1812 - 1875), "Der alte König", op. 11 (Sechs Gesänge) no. 2
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Es war ein alter König,
sein Herz war schwer, sein [Haupt]1 war grau;
der arme alte König,
er nahm eine junge Frau.

Es war ein [schöner]2 Page,
blond war sein [Haupt]3, leicht war sein Sinn;
er trug die [seid'ne]4 Schleppe
der jungen Königin.

Kennst du das alte Liedchen?
Es klingt so süß, es klingt so trüb!
Sie mußten beide sterben,
sie hatten sich viel zu lieb.

Text Authorship:

  • by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, written 1830, appears in Neue Gedichte, in Neuer Frühling, no. 29

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Confirmed with Neue Gedichte von H. Heine, Zweite Auflage, Hamburg, bei Hoffmann und Campe, 1844, page 28.

1 Diepenbrock: "Haar"
2 Schnorr von Carolsfeld, Zemlinsky: "junger"
3 Wolfrum: "Haar"
4 Goldschmidt: "seidene"

by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
1. Il était un vieux roi
Language: French (Français) 
Il était un vieux roi,
son cœur était lourd, sa tête était grise ;
le pauvre vieux roi,
il prit une jeune femme.

Il y avait un très beau page,
blonde était sa tête, légère étaient ses manières,
il porta la traîne en soie
de la jeune reine.

Connais-tu la vieille chanson ?
Elle sonne si doux, elle sonne si triste !
Ils durent mourir tous les deux,
ils avaient trop d'amour l'un pour l'autre.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2008 by Guy Laffaille, (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: 2008-04-23
Line count: 12
Word count: 72

Translation © by Guy Laffaille
2. Das Abbild  [sung text not yet checked]
by Berthold Damcke (1812 - 1875), "Das Abbild", op. 11 (Sechs Gesänge) no. 3, published 1838
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Wie des Mondes Abbild zittert
In den wilden Meereswogen,
Und er selber still und sicher
Wandelt an dem Himmelsbogen:

Also wandelst du, Geliebte,
Still und sicher, und es zittert
Nur dein Abbild mir im Herzen,
Weil mein eig'nes Herz erschüttert.

Text Authorship:

  • by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Neue Gedichte, in Neuer Frühling, no. 23

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Confirmed with Neue Gedichte von Heinrich Heine, Zehnte Auflage, Hamburg, Hoffmann und Campe, 1871, page 29.

Note: Moór's setting has a typo in the score in stanza 2, line 3, word 1 ("mir")


by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
2. Comme le reflet de la lune tremble
Language: French (Français) 
Comme le reflet de la lune tremble
Sur les furieuses vagues de la mer,
Tandis qu'elle, calme et sûre,
Se promène sur la voute céleste.

Tu te promènes aussi, mon amour,
Calme et sûre, et c'est seulement
Ton reflet qui tremble dans mon cœur,
Pour bouleverser mon propre cœur.

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: 2011-02-13
Line count: 8
Word count: 49

Translation © by Pierre Mathé
3. Wanderers Nachtlied  [sung text not yet checked]
by Berthold Damcke (1812 - 1875), "Wanderers Nachtlied", op. 11 (Sechs Gesänge) no. 4
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Der du [von dem Himmel]1 bist,
[Alles Leid]2 und Schmerzen [stillest]3,
Den, der doppelt elend ist,
Doppelt mit [Erquickung füllest]4,
Ach ich bin des Treibens müde!
[Was soll all der Schmerz und Lust?]5
Süßer Friede,
Komm, ach komm in meine Brust!

Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Wandrers Nachtlied", written 1776, first published 1780

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Confirmed with Goethe’s Werke. Vollständige Ausgabe letzter Hand. Erster Band. Stuttgart und Tübingen, in der J.G. Cotta'schen Buchhandlung. 1827, page 109.

First published in Christliches Magazin Herausgegeben von Joh. Konrad Pfenninger, Dritter Band, 1780, page 243, with the musical setting by Ph. Ch. Kayser.

Notes
Line 1: Backer-Grøndahl’s score has a comma after the first word (likely a typo)
Line 8: Backer-Grøndahl's score has a typo in word 5 ("meiner" instead of "meine")

1 Kirchner: "von den Himmeln"; Hiller, Milcke: "vom Himmel" (further changes may exist not shown above)
2 Rust: "Kummer, Leid"
3 Schubert: "stillst"
4 Schubert: "Entzückung füllst"
5 Rust: "Bangen Schmerzes, wilder Lust,"; Arnim and J. Marx: "Was soll all der Schmerz, die Lust?"

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
3. Le chant de nuit du voyageur I
Language: French (Français) 
Toi qui es du ciel,
Tu calmes peines et souffrances,
Celui qui est deux fois plus misérable,
Tu le réconfortes doublement,
Ah, je suis fatigué de courir !
Pourquoi tous ces tourments et plaisirs ?
Douce paix,
Viens, ah viens en mon cœur !

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2009 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: 2009-01-17
Line count: 8
Word count: 41

Translation © by Pierre Mathé
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