Même si la séparation est déchirante

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by Emanuel Geibel (1815 - 1884)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Ist kein Wasser so ohn' Ende

(Sung text for setting by H. von Hochberg)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT FRE

 ... 

Ist kein Wasser so ohn' Ende,
Noch so schmal ein Felsensteg,
Daß nicht rechte Sehnsucht fände
Drüberhin den sichern Weg.
Keine Ferne darf uns kränken,
Denn uns hält ein treu Gedenken.

 ... 

Überall, wohin ich schreite,
Fühl' ich, wie unsichtbarlich
Dein Gebet mir zieht zur Seite,
Und die Flügel schlägt um mich.
Keine Ferne darf uns kränken,
Denn uns hält ein treu Gedenken.

Über Berg' und tiefe Thale,
Mit dem Wasser, mit dem Wind
Täglich, stündlich, tausendmale
Grüß' ich dich, geliebtes Kind.
Keine Ferne darf uns kränken,
Denn uns hält ein treu Gedenken.

 ...

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 2,5,3 of the original text.

Note: in many older editions, the spelling of the capitalized word "über" becomes "Ueber", but this is often due to the printing process and not to rules of orthography, since the lower-case version is not "ueber", so we use "Über".

Composition:

Hans Heinrich XIV, Graf Bolko von Hochberg

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Text Authorship:

by Emanuel Geibel (1815 - 1884), "Deutsch", appears in Juniuslieder, in Zu Volksweisen, no. 6

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2007-07-10
Line count: 36
Word count: 199

Nulle eau est si infinie

(Sung text translation for setting by H. von Hochberg)

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

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Nulle eau n'est si infinie,
Nul pont de pierre si étroit,
Que le véritable désir ne puisse trouver
Le chemin sûr pour la traverser.
Aucune distance ne peut nous affliger,
Car un souvenir fidèle nous unit.

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Partout, où que j'aille,
Je ressens comme invisiblement
Ta prière m'attirer à tes côtés,
Et ses ailes se déployer autour de moi.
Aucune distance ne doit nous affliger,
Car un souvenir fidèle nous soutient.

Par-delà les montagnes et les vallées profondes,
Avec les nuages, avec le vent,
Chaque jour, chaque heure, mille fois,
Je te salue, enfant bien-aimé.
Aucune distance ne peut nous affliger,
Car un souvenir fidèle nous unit.

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 2,5,3 of the original text.

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