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by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914)
Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Leise Lieder
 (Sung text for setting by M. Reger)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE
Leise Lieder sing ich dir bei Nacht,
Lieder, die kein sterblich Ohr vernimmt,
Noch ein Stern, der etwa spähend wacht,
Noch der Mond, der still im Äther schwimmt;

Denen niemand als das eigne Herz,
Das es träumt, in tiefer Wehmut lauscht,
Und an denen niemand als der Schmerz,
Der sie zeugt, sich kummervoll berauscht.

Leise Lieder sing ich dir bei Nacht,
Dir, in deren Aug mein Sinn versank,
Und aus dessen tiefem, dunklem Schacht,
Meine Seele ew'ge Sehnsucht trank.

Composition:

    Set to music by Max Reger (1873 - 1916), "Leise Lieder", op. 48 no. 2 (1900), published 1900 [ medium voice and piano ], München, Aibl Verlag

Text Authorship:

  • by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Leise Lieder", appears in Ich und die Welt

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Soft songs I sing to you at night", copyright ©
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Chansons douces", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 82

Chansons douces
 (Sung text translation for setting by M. Reger)
 See original
Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Je te chante de douces chansons la nuit,
Des chansons que n'entend ni l'oreille mortelle,
Ni l'étoile qui veille en épiant,
Ni la lune qui flotte en silence dans l'éther ;

Que personne d'autre qu'un cœur particulier,
Qui rêve à elles, n'écoute avec une profonde mélancolie,
Et dont personne d'autre que la douleur
Qui les a engendrées ne s'enivre empli de chagrin.

Je te chante de douces chansons la nuit,
À tes yeux où s'est noyé ma raison,
Et dans le profond et sombre puits desquels
Mon âme buvait une éternelle mélancolie.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2012 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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This text was added to the website: 2012-09-27
Line count: 12
Word count: 91

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