À l'espérance | Ô espérance ! Douce, aimable et attentionnée !

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by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

An die Hoffnung

(Sung text for setting by H. Eisler)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE

O Hoffnung! holde, gütiggeschäftige!
  Die du das Haus der Trauernden nicht verschmähst,
    Und gerne dienend zwischen
      Sterblichen waltest.

Wo bist du? wenig lebt' ich; doch atmet kalt
  Mein Abend schon. Und stille, den Schatten gleich,
    Bin ich schon hier; und schon gesanglos
      Schlummert das schaudernde Herz.

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,2 of the original text.

Composition:

Hanns Eisler

Hollywooder Liederbuch

Text Authorship:

by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843), "An die Hoffnung", appears in Gedichte 1800-1804, in Nachtgesänge

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "À l'espérance", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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À l'espérance

(Sung text translation for setting by H. Eisler)

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

Ô espérance ! Douce, aimable et attentionnée !
Toi qui ne méprises pas la maison de ceux qui sont en deuil
Et qui es heureuse de servir,
Qui règne sur les mortels.

Où es-tu ? J'ai peu vécu ; pourtant c'est du froid
Que respire mon soir. Et en silence, comme les ombres
Je suis déjà ici ; et déjà sans un chant
Mon cœur tremblant s'endort.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,2 of the original text.

Note: this is a translation of Eisler's setting.

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Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2013 by Guy Laffaille, (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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