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by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875)

Translation © by Stéphane Goldet, Pierre de Rosamel

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.

 ... 

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)

See original

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

Me voici, là, étendu sur la colline en son printemps ;
ce nuage m'est une aile,
un oiseau me précède.
Ah, dis-moi, mon unique amour, 
où tu te poses, que je me pose à tes côtés ?
Mais tu n'as pas plus de logis que l'air.

 ... 

Je regarde courir les nuages et couler l'onde de la rivière.
La baiser d'or du soleil
 me pénètre jusqu'au sang ;
mes yeux émerveillés se ferment
comme dans le sommeil.
Seule mon oreille perçoit encore le bourdonnement d'une abeille.
Mes pensées vagabondent ça et là ;
j'aspire à quelque chose, mais je ne sais pas bien quoi,
mi-plaisir, mi-plainte...
Oh ! Dis-moi, mon coeur, 
quel souvenir tisses-tu 
avec les rameaux verts de ce crépuscule doré ?
--Ah ! L'indicible des jours anciens !

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

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