La nuit va bientôt tomber, alors je me coucherai pour me reposer

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by Adam Storck (1780 - 1822)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

So muss ich von dir scheiden

(Sung text for setting by F. Hensel)

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Language: German (Deutsch) after the English

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

 ... 

So mußt' ich von dir scheiden, du holde süße Braut?
Wie magst du mir nachrufen, wie magst du weinen laut!
Ach, denken darf ich nicht an deinen herben Schmerz,
Ach, denken darf ich nicht an dein getreues Herz.

Note: the text above is taken from stanza 3 of the original text.

Composition:

Fanny Hensel

Text Authorship:

by Adam Storck (1780 - 1822), "Sang", appears in Das Fräulein vom See, in 3. Dritter Gesang. Das Aufgebot., first published 1819

Based on:

a text in English by Walter Scott, Sir (1771 - 1832), "Song", appears in The Lady of the Lake, in 3. Canto Third. The Gathering., no. 23, first published 1810
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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-07
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La nuit va bientôt tomber, alors je me...

(Sung text translation for setting by F. Hensel)

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

 ... 

Ainsi je devrais te quitter, belle et douce fiancée ?
Bien que tu puisses m'appeler, bien que tu puisses pleurer tout haut,
Hélas, je ne peux penser à ta peine amère,
Hélas, je ne peux penser à ton cœur fidèle.

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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 3 of the original text.

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Adam Storck (1780 - 1822), "Sang", appears in Das Fräulein vom See, in 3. Dritter Gesang. Das Aufgebot., first published 1819
- Go to the text page.

Based on:

a text in English by Walter Scott, Sir (1771 - 1832), "Song", appears in The Lady of the Lake, in 3. Canto Third. The Gathering., no. 23, first published 1810
- Go to the text page.

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This text was added to the website: 2011-09-06
Line count: 24
Word count: 238