Au printemps | Je suis étendu là, sur la colline du printemps

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by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Im Frühling

(Sung text for setting by F. Gernsheim)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE FRE ITA ITA

Hier lieg' ich auf dem Frühlingshügel:
Die Wolke wird mein Flügel,
Ein Vogel fliegt mir voraus.
Ach, sag' mir, all-einzige Liebe,
Wo du bleibst, daß ich bei dir bliebe,
Doch du und die Lüfte, ihr habt kein Haus.

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Die Wolke seh' ich wandeln und den Fluß,
Es dringt der Sonne goldner Kuß
Mir tief bis in's Geblüt hinein;
Die Augen, wunderbar berauschet,
Thun, als schliefen sie ein,
Nur noch das Ohr dem Ton der Biene lauschet.
Ich denke Dieß und denke Das,
Ich sehne mich, und weiß nicht recht, nach was:
Halb ist es Lust, halb ist es Klage;
Mein Herz, o sage:
Was webst du für Erinnerung
In golden grüner Zweige Dämmerung?
-- Alte unnennbare Tage!

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,3 of the original text.

Composition:

Friedrich Gernsheim

Text Authorship:

by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875), "Im Frühling"

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "A primavera", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "In springtime", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Au printemps", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Stéphane Goldet) (Pierre de Rosamel) , "Au printemps", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "A primavera", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Paolo Pupillo) , "In primavera", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Au printemps

(Sung text translation for setting by F. Gernsheim)

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

Je suis étendu là, sur la colline du printemps ;
le nuage devient mes ailes,
un oiseau vole devant moi.
Ah, seul et unique amour, dis-moi
où tu habites, que je reste près de toi !
Pourtant toi et les vents n'avez pas de maison.

 ... 

Je vois voyager les nuages, et le fleuve,
le baiser d'or du soleil me pénètre
jusqu'au fond de mon sang ;
mes yeux, merveilleusement enivrés
font comme s'ils s'endormaient,
seules encore mon oreille écoute le son des abeilles.
Je pense à ceci et pense à cela,
je me languis et ne sais pas bien de quoi :
C'est à moitié volupté, à moitié plaintes :
ô dis-moi, mon cœur,
quels souvenirs tisses-tu
dans les rameaux verts et dorés du crépuscule ?
Jours anciens, indicibles !

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,3 of the original text.

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