Au loin | Ô mon ancienne et douce patrie

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by Johann Ludwig Tieck (1773 - 1853)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Ferne

(Sung text for setting by F. Hensel)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: DUT ENG FRE

O alte Heimat süß!
Wo find' ich wieder dich?
Welch ein Qual ist dies?
Warum verfolgst du mich?
Warum ertötest mich?

O ferner Liebesschein,
Glimmst wieder nach mir her?
Soll dies mein Glücke sein?
Mir fällt das Leid zu schwer, --
Wer denkt wohl meiner, wer?

Bald such' ich Linderung 
Bei dir, o Tränenguß; 
Denk' dann, es ist genug,
Dann denk' ich ihren Kuß
Und daß ich wandern muß, --

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

Composition:

Fanny Hensel

Text Authorship:

by Johann Ludwig Tieck (1773 - 1853), no title

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DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Distance", copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Au loin", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Au loin

(Sung text translation for setting by F. Hensel)

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

Ô mon ancienne et douce patrie,
Où te trouverai-je à nouveau ?
Quelle douleur est-ce là !
Pourquoi me poursuis-tu ?
Pourquoi me détruis-tu ?

Ô éclat d'amour lointain,
Brilles-tu encore après moi,
Ceci doit-il être mon bonheur ?
Une telle souffrance est trop lourde pour moi,
Qui pense à moi, qui ?

Bientôt près de toi, je chercherai le réconfort,
Ô source de larmes ; 
je penserai alors que cela suffit.
Alors je penserai à son baiser
Et que je dois être au loin.

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