Le premier rayon du matin

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by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Fliegt der erste Morgenstrahl

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CHI ENG FRE

Fliegt der erste Morgenstrahl
Durch das stille Nebeltal,
Rauscht erwachend Wald und Hügel:
Wer da fliegen kann, nimmt Flügel!

Und sein Hütlein in die Luft
Wirft der Mensch vor Lust und ruft:
Hat Gesang doch auch noch Schwingen,
Nun, so will ich fröhlich singen!

Hinaus, o Mensch, weit in die Welt,
Bangt dir das Herz in krankem Mut;
Nichts ist so trüb in Nacht gestellt,
Der Morgen leicht macht's wieder gut.

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Confirmed with Joseph Freiherrn von Eichendorff, Gedichte, Berlin, Verlag von M. Simion, 1841, page 34.

Text Authorship:

by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Der Morgen", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Wanderlieder [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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Le premier rayon du matin

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Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

Le premier rayon du matin
Traverse le brouillard silencieux,
Collines et forêt s'éveillent en bruissant :
Que celui sachant voler déploie ses ailes !

Et il jette son petit chapeau en l'air,
L'homme joyeux qui s'écrie :
Le chant a aussi des ailes,
Alors je vais maintenant chanter gaiement !

Homme, dehors, dans le vaste monde,
Ton cœur est inquiet, sans courage ;
Aucune chose n'apparaît aussi trouble que dans la nuit,
Le matin leur redonne facilement bel aspect.

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Translation of title "Der Morgen" = "Le matin"

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Der Morgen", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Wanderlieder
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