Chant du soir | Bonsoir, cher clair de lune

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by Wilhelm Müller (1794 - 1827)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Abendreihn

(Sung text for setting by N. Gade)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE

"Guten Abend, lieber Mondenschein!
Wie blickst mir so traulich ins Herz hinein!
Nun sprich, und laß dich nicht lange fragen,
Du hast mir gewiß einen Gruß zu sagen,
    Einen Gruß von meinem Schatz!" --

"Wie sollt' ich bringen den Gruß zu dir?
Du hast ja keinen Schatz bei mir;
Und was mir da unten die Burschen sagen,
Und was mir die Frauen und Mädchen klagen,
    Ei, das versteh' ich nicht." --

"Hast Recht, mein lieber Mondenschein,
Du darfst auch Schätzchens Bote nicht sein;
Denn thätst zu tief du ihr ins Auge sehen,
Du könntest ja nimmermehr untergehen,
    Schienst ewig nur für sie.“

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-3 of the original text.

Composition:

Niels Wilhelm Gade

Lieder im Volkston [first published as Neun Lieder im Volkston]

English

French (Français)

Text Authorship:

by Wilhelm Müller (1794 - 1827), "Abendreihn", appears in Gedichte aus den hinterlassenen Papieren eines reisenden Waldhornisten 1, in Reiselieder, in Wanderlieder eines rheinischen Handwerksburschen, no. 5

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chant du soir", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2007-07-04
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Word count: 138

Chant du soir

(Sung text translation for setting by N. Gade)

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

Bonsoir, cher clair de lune,
Comme tu regardes intimement dans mon cœur ;
Maintenant parle et ne pose plus de question,
Tu dois sûrement avoir un salut à me donner,
Un salut de mon trésor !

Comment je t'apporterais un salut à toi ?
Je n'ai certainement aucun chéri près de moi ;
Et ce que les garçons en bas me disent,
Et sur ce que les femmes et les filles se plaignent,
Ah, je n'y comprends rien !

Tu as raison, cher clair de lune,
Et tu ne dois pas être le messager de mon trésor,
Car si tu pouvais regarder au fond de ses yeux,
Tu ne pourrais plus jamais descendre
Brillant pour toujours seulement pour elle !

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-3 of the original text.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Wilhelm Müller (1794 - 1827), "Abendreihn", appears in Gedichte aus den hinterlassenen Papieren eines reisenden Waldhornisten 1, in Reiselieder, in Wanderlieder eines rheinischen Handwerksburschen, no. 5
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This text was added to the website: 2014-05-01
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