Mon cœur est muet, mon cœur est froid

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by Adolf Friedrich, Graf von Schack (1815 - 1894)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Mein Herz ist stumm, mein Herz ist kalt

(Sung text for setting by R. Strauss)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

Mein Herz ist stumm, mein Herz ist kalt,
Erstarrt in des Winters Eise;
Bisweilen in seiner Tiefe nur wallt
Und zittert und regt sich's leise.

Dann ist's, als ob ein mildes Tau'n
Die Decke des Frostes breche;
Durch grünende Wälder, blühende Au'n
Murmeln von neuem die Bäche.

Und Hörnerklang, von Blatt zu Blatt
Vom Frühlingswinde getragen,
Dringt aus den Schluchten ans Ohr mir matt,
Wie ein Ruf aus seligen Tagen.

Doch das alternde Herz wird jung nicht mehr,
Das Echo sterbenden Schalls
Tönt ferner, immer ferner her,
Und wieder erstarrt liegt alles.

Composition:

Richard Georg Strauss

Text Authorship:

by Adolf Friedrich, Graf von Schack (1815 - 1894), no title, appears in Lotosblätter, in 4. Verwehte Blätter, no. 22

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2020, (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) , "My heart is silent, my heart is cold", copyright ©
ENG English [singable] (John Bernhoff) , "My heart, so sad", first published 1897
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Mon cœur est muet, mon cœur est froid

(Sung text translation for setting by R. Strauss)

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

Mon cœur est muet, mon cœur est froid,
Figé dans les glaces de l'hiver ;
De temps en temps dans ses profondeurs, il enfle
Tremble et bouge doucement.

Puis c'est comme si une douce rosée
Brisait la couverture de gel ;
Par les vertes forêts, les prairies fleuries,
Les ruisseaux murmurent à nouveau.

Et le son du cor, de feuilles en feuilles,
Porté par les vents du printemps,
Venant des ravins, arrive assourdi à mes oreilles
Comme un appel des jours bienheureux.

Mais mon cœur vieillissant à jamais ne sera jeune,
L'écho des sons qui se meurent
Retentit de plus loin, toujours de plus loin,
Et à nouveau tout se fige.

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