Prends un rayon du soleil

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by Karl Herloß (1804 - 1849), as Karl Herloss and sometimes misattributed to Ludwig Rellstab (1799 - 1860)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Ihr Auge

(Sung text for setting by F. Liszt)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: FRE

Nimm einen Strahl der Sonne,
Vom Abendstern das Licht,
Die Feuerglut des Aetna,
Die aus der Lava bricht:

Du hast, was mich erhellt
Und mich erwärmt und mich verklärt, -
Und was mein inn'res Leben
Bis in den Tod verzehrt!

Composition:

Franz (Ferenc) Liszt

Text Authorship:

by Karl Herloß (1804 - 1849), as Karl Herloss, "Ihr Auge"
sometimes misattributed to Ludwig Rellstab (1799 - 1860)

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

ENG English [singable] (Charles Fonteyn Manney) , "Take of the sun its radiance", first published 1911
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 39

Ses yeux

(Sung text translation for setting by F. Liszt)

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

Prends un rayon du soleil,
La lumière d'une étoile du soir,
Le brasier de l'Etna,
Qui est brisé par la lave --

Tu as ce qui me réchauffe
Et m'éclaire et me transfigure, --
Et ce qui dévore mon âme
Jusqu'à la mort.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Karl Herloß (1804 - 1849), as Karl Herloss, "Ihr Auge" and misattributed to Ludwig Rellstab (1799 - 1860)
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This text was added to the website: 2012-07-03
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Word count: 41