Amour silencieux | Si je pouvais te louer en chants

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by Justinus (Andreas Christian) Kerner (1786 - 1862)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Stille Liebe

(Sung text for setting by R. Schumann)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA

Könnt' ich dich in Liedern preisen,
Säng' ich dir das längste Lied.
Ja, ich würd' in allen Weisen
Dich zu singen nimmer müd'!

Doch was immer mich betrübte,
Ist, daß ich nur immer stumm
Tragen kann dich, Herzgeliebte,
In des Busens Heiligtum.

 ... 

Dieser Schmerz hat mich bezwungen,
Daß ich sang dies kleine Lied,
Doch von bitterm Leid durchdrungen,
Daß noch keins auf dich geriet.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2,4 of the original text.

Composition:

Robert Schumann

Zwölf Gedichte von Justinus Kerner

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Text Authorship:

by Justinus (Andreas Christian) Kerner (1786 - 1862), "Stille Liebe", appears in Gedichte, in Die lyrischen Gedichte

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Amor silenciós", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Stille liefde", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Silent love", copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Amour silencieux", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Amore silenzioso", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Amour silencieux

(Sung text translation for setting by R. Schumann)

See original

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

Si je pouvais te louer en chants,
Je te chanterais le chant le plus long.
Oui, dans tous les modes je ne me
Lasserais jamais de chanter !

Mais ce qui m'a toujours troublé
Est que toujours, seulement en silence,
Je peux te porter, ma bien-aimée,
Dans le sanctuaire de mon cœur.

 ... 

Cette douleur m'a forcé
À chanter cette petite chanson,
Mais je suis imprégné d'une tristesse amère
Que tu n'aies même pas entendu une note.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2,4 of the original text.

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Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2013 by Guy Laffaille, (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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a text in German (Deutsch) by Justinus (Andreas Christian) Kerner (1786 - 1862), "Stille Liebe", appears in Gedichte, in Die lyrischen Gedichte
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