In deinem Herzen schläft das Mondlicht

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by Henri Cazalis (1840 - 1909), as Jean Lahor

Translation © by Nele Gramß

Chanson triste

(Sung text for setting by H. Duparc)

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Language: French (Français)

Our translations: DUT ENG GER GER JPN SPA

Dans ton cœur dort un clair de lune,
Un doux clair de lune d'été,
Et pour fuir la vie importune,
Je me noierai dans ta clarté.

J'oublierai les douleurs passées,
Mon amour, quand tu berceras
Mon triste cœur et mes pensées
Dans le calme aimant de tes bras.

Tu prendras ma tête malade,
Oh ! quelquefois, sur tes genoux,
Et lui diras une ballade
Qui semblera parler de nous ;

Et dans tes yeux pleins de tristesse,
Dans tes yeux alors je boirai
Tant de baisers et de tendresses
Que peut-être je guérirai.

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Henri Duparc

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Text Authorship:

by Henri Cazalis (1840 - 1909), as Jean Lahor, "Chanson triste", appears in L'Illusion, in 1. Chants de l'Amour et de la Mort, first published 1875

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DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Marike Lindhout) , copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , copyright ©
GER German (Deutsch) (Nele Gramß) , no title, copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
JPN Japanese (日本語) (Naoyuki Okada) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Xavier Rivera) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Das traurige Lied

(Sung text translation for setting by H. Duparc)

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

In deinem Herzen schläft das Mondlicht,
das milde Licht eines Sommermonds,
und um dem anstrengenden Leben zu entfliehen,
tauche ich mich in deine Helle.

Ich werde die gewesenen Schmerzen vergessen,
meine Liebe, wenn du
mein trauriges Herz und meine Gedanken
in der ruhigen Geborgenheit deiner Arme wiegst.

Du wirst meinen kranken Kopf
So manches Mal auf deinen Schoß nehmen,
und ihm eine Ballade erzählen,
eine Ballade, die von uns zu handeln scheint.

Und aus deinen Augen voller Trauer,
aus deinen Augen werde ich
so viele Küsse und Zärtlichkeiten trinken,
daß ich vielleicht genesen werde.

Translation of "Chanson triste" = "Das traurige Lied"

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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