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French (Français) translations of Vier Lieder von Hermann Hesse, opus 15

by Friedrich Niggli (1875 - 1959)

1. Böse Zeit
 (Sung text)
by Friedrich Niggli (1875 - 1959), "Böse Zeit", op. 15 (Vier Lieder von Hermann Hesse) no. 1 (1913), published 1922? [ voice and piano ]
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Nun sind wir still 
Und singen keine Lieder mehr. 
Der Schritt wird schwer. 
Das ist die Nacht, die kommen will. 

Gib mir die Hand, 
Vielleicht ist unser Weg noch weit. 
Es schneit, es schneit. 
Hart ist der Winter in dem fremden Land. 

Wo ist die Zeit 
Da uns ein Licht, ein Herd gebrannt? 
Gib mir die Hand, 
Vielleicht ist unser Weg noch weit.

Text Authorship:

  • by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Böse Zeit", written c1909

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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 182.


by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962)
1. Mauvais temps
Language: French (Français) 
Nous sommes maintenant silencieux
Et ne chantons plus de chansons.
Nos pas deviennent lourds,
C'est la nuit qui veut venir.

Donne-moi la main,
Notre chemin est peut-être encore long.
Il neige, il neige.
Que l'hiver est dur en pays étranger.

Où est le temps
Où une lumière, un feu pour nous brûlait ?
Donne-moi la main,
Notre chemin est peut-être encore long.

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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2. Bitte
 (Sung text)
by Friedrich Niggli (1875 - 1959), "Bitte", op. 15 (Vier Lieder von Hermann Hesse) no. 2, published 1922? [ voice and piano ]
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Wenn du die kleine Hand mir gibst,
Die so viel Ungesagtes sagt,
Hab ich dich jemals dann gefragt,
Ob du mich liebst?

Ich will ja nicht, daß du mich liebst,
Will nur, daß ich dich nahe weiß
Und daß du manchmal stumm und leis
Die Hand mir gibst.

Text Authorship:

  • by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Bitte", written 1901

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by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962)
2. S'il te plaît
Language: French (Français) 
Quand tu m'as donné ta petite main,
Qui disait tant de choses inexprimées,
Je me suis alors demandé
Si tu m'aimais.

Certes, je ne veux pas que tu m'aimes,
Je veux seulement te savoir près de moi
Et que parfois, en silence et doucement
Tu me donnes la main.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2012 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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3. Liebeslied
 (Sung text)
by Friedrich Niggli (1875 - 1959), "Liebeslied", op. 15 (Vier Lieder von Hermann Hesse) no. 3, published 1922? [ voice and piano ]
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Ich singe von deinem seidenen Schuh
Und von deinem rauschenden Kleid,
Ich träume dich jede Nacht, o du,
Meine Böse, mein Herzeleid!

Ich weiß keinen Namen als deinen,
Ich kann um keinen Schmerz
Und um keine Lust mehr weinen,
Als um dich allein, mein Herz.

Ich will kein Glück mehr kennen
Und keine andere Not,
Als um dich in Sehnsucht brennen -
O du, warum bist du tot?

Text Authorship:

  • by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Liebeslied", subtitle: "(1908)", written 1908

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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 152.


by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962)
3. Chanson d'amour
Language: French (Français) 
Je chante ton soulier de soie
Et ta robe froufroutante,
Je rêve de toi chaque nuit, ô toi,
Ma méchante, souffrance de mon cœur !

Je ne connais d'autre nom que le tien,
Aucune douleur,
Aucun plaisir ne me fais plus pleurer,
Seule toi, mon cœur.

Je ne connaîtrai plus d'autre bonheur,
Ni d'autre détresse,
Que de brûler de désir pour toi –
Ô toi, pourquoi es-tu morte !

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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This text was added to the website: 2017-03-06
Line count: 12
Word count: 67

Translation © by Pierre Mathé
4. Tod im Felde
 (Sung text)
by Friedrich Niggli (1875 - 1959), "Tod im Felde", op. 15 (Vier Lieder von Hermann Hesse) no. 4, published 1922? [ voice and piano ]
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Sei du willkommen, frühe Nacht,
Die mich umfängt und müde macht,
Sei du willkommen, Bruder Tod!
Ich sehe Sterne scheinen,
Ach, meine Mutter wird weinen --
Nein, weine nicht, ich leide keine Not!

Du Fremder, der mich hingestreckt,
Nun liegst auch du von Nacht bedeckt
Im friedevollen Sternenschein,
Und unser Streit und Hassen
Muß in der Nacht verblassen,
Bald werden wir versöhnt und Brüder sein.

Nimm mich, du Welt, an deine Brust
Und ströme deine dunkle Lust
Noch einmal durch mein ängstlich Herz.
Wie sind wir irr gegangen
Und müssen doch gelangen
Zur Mutter alle heimatwärts

Text Authorship:

  • by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Tod im Felde", written 1914

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by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962)
4. Mort sur le champ
Language: French (Français) 
Sois la bienvenue, nuit précoce,
Qui m'enlace et m'affaiblit,
Sois la bienvenue, mort, ma sœur !
Je vois briller des étoiles,
Hélas, ma mère pleurera –
Non, ne pleure pas, je ne suis pas dans la détresse !

Toi étranger qui m'as étendu,
Tu gis aussi recouvert par la nuit
Dans le paisible clair de lune,
Et nos luttes et nos haines
Doivent s'estomper dans la nuit,
Bientôt nous serons réconciliés et frères.

Monde, prends-moi contre ton sein
Et refais couler ton sombre plaisir
Dans mon cœur angoissé.
Nous nous sommes fourvoyés
Mais  sur la route de toutes les patries
Nous devons rejoindre notre mère.

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):
"Tod im Felde" = "Mort sur le champ"
"Nimm mich, du Welt, an deine Brust" = "Monde, prends-moi contre ton sein"



This text was added to the website: 2017-05-29
Line count: 18
Word count: 103

Translation © by Pierre Mathé
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