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by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

How lang and dreary is the night

(Sung text for setting by M. White)

See original

Language: Scottish (Scots)

Our translations: FRE

 ... 

When I think on the happy days
 I spent wi' you, my Dearie;
And now what lands between us lie,
 How can I be but eerie?
       For oh, &c.

How slow ye move, ye heavy hours;
 As ye were wae and weary
It was na sae ye glinted by,
 When I was wi' my Dearie!
       For oh, &c.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 3,4 of the original text.

Note: the Burns text appears in the White score as if it is a translation of this German text (or vice versa), but although they are both set to the same music, they are unrelated textually.

Glossary:
Eerie = affected with fear or dread
Window'd = widowed
Glinted = passed quickly like a transient gleam

Composition:

Maude Valérie White

Album of German Songs (later published as Sixteen German Songs)

Text Authorship:

by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "Song -- How lang and dreary is the night"

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

CZE Czech (Čeština) (Josef Václav Sládek) , "Jak dlouhá, smutná je ta noc"
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Comme la nuit est longue et maussade", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Comme la nuit est longue et maussade

(Sung text translation for setting by M. White)

See original

Language: French (Français) after the Scottish (Scots)

 ... 

Quand je pense aux jours lumineux¹
  Que j'ai passés avec toi, mon chéri,
Et maintenant qu'entre nous rugissent² des mers³,
  Comment ne puis-je être épouvantée ?

Comme vous avancez lentement, heures pesantes !
  Comme ce triste jour est maussade !⁴
Ce n'est pas ainsi que vous brilliez,
  Quand j'étais avec mon chéri !

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 3,4 of the original text.

A. Beach a mis en musique les strophes 1-3 (sans refrain)
M. White a mis en musique les strophes 2-3

Text Authorship:

Translation from Scottish (Scots) to French (Français) copyright © 2014 by Pierre Mathé, (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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