Songes à cela, o mon âme ! | Un sapineau verdit, où ça

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by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875)

Translation © by Stéphane Goldet, Pierre de Rosamel

Denk' es, o Seele!

(Sung text for setting by H. Pfitzner)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE FRE ITA ITA SPA

Ein Tännlein grünet, wo,
Wer weiß, im Walde,
Ein Rosenstrauch, wer sagt,
In welchem Garten?
Sie sind erlesen schon,
Denk' es, o Seele!
Auf deinem Grab zu wurzeln
Und zu wachsen.

Zwei schwarze Rößlein weiden
Auf der Wiese,
Sie kehren heim zur Stadt
In muntren Sprüngen.
Sie werden schrittweis gehn
Mit deiner Leiche;
Vielleicht, vielleicht noch eh'
An ihren Hufen
Das Eisen los wird,
Das ich blitzen sehe!

Composition:

Hans Erich Pfitzner

Text Authorship:

by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875), "Denk es, o Seele!"

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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
ENG English (Jakob Kellner) , "A little fir-tree flourishes", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Un petit sapin s'épanouit", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Stéphane Goldet) (Pierre de Rosamel) , "Songes à cela, o mon âme !", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Pensaci, o anima!", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Paolo Pupillo) , "Pensaci, o anima", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Martin Zubiria) , "Piensa en ello, alma mía", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Songes à cela, o mon âme !

(Sung text translation for setting by H. Pfitzner)

See original

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

Un sapineau verdit, où ça,
qui le sait ! Quelque part dans la forêt,
et un buisson de roses, qui le dit,
quelque part dans un jardin ?
Ils sont déjà désignés,
 songe à cela, mon âme,
pour s’enraciner sur ta tombe 
et y prospérer.

Deux poulains noirs paissent 
dans la prairie ;
ils s’en retournent vers la ville
et caracolent joyeusement.
C’est eux qui iront au pas 
portant ta dépouille ; 
peut-être, peut-être même avant
d’avoir perdu le fer
que je vois briller
à leurs sabots.

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