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Fünf griechische Volkslieder

Translations © by Maria Th. Langsch

Song Cycle by Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937)

Word count: 195

Original language: Cinq mélodies populaires grecques

1. Chanson de la mariée [sung text checked 1 time]

Réveille-toi, réveille-toi, perdrix mignonne,
Ouvre au matin tes ailes.
Trois grains de beauté,
mon cœur en est brûlé!

Vois le ruban d'or que je t'apporte,
Pour le nouer autour de tes cheveux.
Si tu veux, ma belle, viens nous marier!
Dans nos deux familles, tous sont alliés!

Authorship

by Michel Dimitri Calvocoressi (1877 - 1944) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on

a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The song to the bride", copyright ©
GER German (Deutsch) (Maria Th. Langsch) , "Das Lied der Braut", written 2004, copyright © 2004 by M. Th. Langsch, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
HUN Hungarian (Magyar) (Tamás Dániel Csűry) , "Az ifjú menyasszony ébredése", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Canzone della sposa", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Alfredo García) , "El sueño de la novia", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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by Michel Dimitri Calvocoressi (1877 - 1944)

1. Das Lied der Braut

Erwache, erwache, niedliches Rebhuhn,
Öffne am Morgen deine Flügel.
Drei Muttermale, 
mein Herz ist dafür entbrannt!

Sieh das Goldband, das ich dir bringe,
Um es um deine Haare zu binden.
Wenn du, meine Schöne, willst, so lass uns heiraten!
In unseren zwei Familien sind alle verschwägert!

Authorship

Translation from French (Français) to German (Deutsch) copyright © 2004 by M. Th. Langsch; translation by Maria Th. Langsch, (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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Based on

a text in French (Français) by Michel Dimitri Calvocoressi (1877 - 1944)

Based on

a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

This text was added to the website: 2004-01-11
Line count: 8
Word count: 46

Translation © by Maria Th. Langsch

2. Là-bas, vers l'église [sung text checked 1 time]

Là-bas, vers l'église,
Vers l'église Ayio Sidéro,
L'église, ô Vierge sainte,
L'église Ayio Costanndino,
Se sont réunis,
Rassemblés en nombre infini,
Du monde, ô Vierge sainte,
Du monde tous les plus braves!

Authorship

by Michel Dimitri Calvocoressi (1877 - 1944) [an adaptation] [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on

a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Yonder by the Church", copyright ©
GER German (Deutsch) (Maria Th. Langsch) , "Dort unten bei der Kirche", written 2004, copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
HUN Hungarian (Magyar) (Tamás Dániel Csűry) , "Amott, a templomnál", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Laggiù, presso la chiesa", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Alfredo García) , "Allá lejos, hacia la iglesia", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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by Michel Dimitri Calvocoressi (1877 - 1944)

2. Dort unten bei der Kirche

 Dort unten bei der Kirche
 Bei der Kirche Ayio Sidéro
 Der Kirche, oh heilige Jungfrau,
 Der Kirche Ayio Costanndino
 Dort haben sich versammelt,
 Zahllos versammelt,
 Von der Welt, o heilige Jungfrau
 Die Besten der ganzen Welt.

Authorship

Translation from French (Français) to German (Deutsch) copyright © 2004 by Maria Th. Langsch, (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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Based on

a text in French (Français) by Michel Dimitri Calvocoressi (1877 - 1944) [an adaptation]

Based on

a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

This text was added to the website: 2004-01-11
Line count: 8
Word count: 37

Translation © by Maria Th. Langsch

3. Quel Galant m'est comparable [sung text checked 1 time]

Quel galant m'est comparable,
D'entre ceux qu'on voit passer?
Dis, dame Vassiliki?

Vois, pendus à ma ceinture,
pistolets et sabre aigu...
Et c'est toi que j'aime!

Authorship

by Michel Dimitri Calvocoressi (1877 - 1944) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on

a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "What Gallant Compares with Me?", copyright ©
GER German (Deutsch) (Maria Th. Langsch) , "Welcher Anbeter ist mit mir vergleichbar", written 2004, copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
HUN Hungarian (Magyar) (Tamás Dániel Csűry) , "Melyik szerető fogható hozzám", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Quale spasimante può starmi a pari", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Alfredo García) , "¿Qué galán se puede comparar conmigo?", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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by Michel Dimitri Calvocoressi (1877 - 1944)

3. Welcher Anbeter ist mit mir vergleichbar

 Welcher Anbeter ist mit mir vergleichbar,
 Unter denjenigen, die vorüber gehen?
 Sage, Frau Vassiliki?
 Sieh, an meinem Gürtel gehängt,
 Pistolen und spitzer Säbel...
 Und du bist es, die ich liebe!

Authorship

Translation from French (Français) to German (Deutsch) copyright © 2004 by Maria Th. Langsch, (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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Based on

a text in French (Français) by Michel Dimitri Calvocoressi (1877 - 1944)

Based on

a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

This text was added to the website: 2004-01-11
Line count: 6
Word count: 31

Translation © by Maria Th. Langsch

4. Chanson des cueilleuses de lentisques [sung text checked 1 time]

Ô joie de mon âme,
Joie de mon coeur,
Trésor qui m'est si cher ;
Joie de l'âme et du cœur,
Toi que j'aime ardemment,
Tu es plus beau qu'un ange.
Ô lorsque tu parais,
Ange si doux
Devant nos yeux,
Comme un bel ange blond,
Sous le clair soleil,
Hélas ! tous nos pauvres cœurs soupirent !

Authorship

by Michel Dimitri Calvocoressi (1877 - 1944) [an adaptation] [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on

a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

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by Michel Dimitri Calvocoressi (1877 - 1944)

4. Das Lied der Mastix - Sammlerinnen

O Freude meiner Seele,
Freude meines Herzens,
Ein Schatz, der mir so lieb und teuer ist;
Freude der Seele und des Herzens,
Du, den ich sehnlichst liebe,
Du bist schöner als ein Engel.
O, wenn du erscheinst,
Engel so süß,
Vor unseren Augen,
Wie ein schöner blonder Engel,
Unter der klaren Sonne,
Ach! dann seufzen alle unsere armen Herzen!

Authorship

Translation from French (Français) to German (Deutsch) copyright © 2004 by Maria Th. Langsch, (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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Based on

a text in French (Français) by Michel Dimitri Calvocoressi (1877 - 1944) [an adaptation]

Based on

a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

This text was added to the website: 2004-01-11
Line count: 12
Word count: 59

5. Tout gai! [sung text checked 1 time]

Tout gai! gai, Ha, tout gai!
[Belle jambe, tireli, qui danse;
Belle jambe]¹, la vaisselle danse,
Tra la la la la...

Authorship

by Michel Dimitri Calvocoressi (1877 - 1944) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on

a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

View original text (without footnotes)
¹ as printed according to the Dover score; however, one CD booklet has "Belle jambes, tireli, qui dansent;/ Belle jambes".

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by Michel Dimitri Calvocoressi (1877 - 1944)

5. Ganz heiter!

 Ganz heiter! Heiter, Ha, ganz heiter!
 Schönes Bein, tireli, das tanzt;
 Schönes Bein, das Geschirr tanzt,
 Tra la la la la...

Authorship

Translation from French (Français) to German (Deutsch) copyright © 2004 by Maria Th. Langsch, (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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Based on

a text in French (Français) by Michel Dimitri Calvocoressi (1877 - 1944)

Based on

a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

This text was added to the website: 2004-01-11
Line count: 4
Word count: 22