Matin d'été | Que m'est-il arrivé ?

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by Karl Stieler (1842 - 1885)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Sommermorgen

(Sung text for setting by M. Zenger)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Was ist mir denn geschehen?
Bin ich vom Traum erwacht? -- --
Wie meine Augen sehen!
O, wie der Mund mir lacht!

Als hätt's noch nie gegeben
So lichtes Himmelsblau;
Auf meinem ganzen Leben
Liegt es wie Morgenthau.

Und in dem tiefsten Innern,
Da rieselt's wie ein Quell
Vor Hoffen und Erinnern --
Wie schön ist das, wie hell!

O gold'ne Feierstunde! -- --
O komm, du heißer Mann,
Und küß' mir still vom Munde,
Was ich nicht sagen kann!

Note for stanza 4 line 2: modern singers may wish to substitute "du heißer" with "geliebter" here.

Composition:

Max Zenger

Text Authorship:

by Karl Stieler (1842 - 1885), "Sommermorgen", subtitle: "Frauenlied", appears in Wanderzeit. Ein Liederbuch, in 3. Liebeszauber, first published 1882

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Summer morning", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Matin d'été", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2008-02-28
Line count: 16
Word count: 77

Matin d'été

(Sung text translation for setting by M. Zenger)

See original

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

Que m'est-il arrivé ?
Me suis-je éveillée d'un rêve ?
Comme mes yeux voient !
Oh, comme ma bouche rit !

Comme s'il n'y avait jamais eu avant
Un ciel bleu si lumineux ;
Sur toute ma vie
C'est tombé comme la rosée du matin.

Et au plus profond de mon être,
Cela coule comme une source
D'espoir et de souvenir --
Comme c'est beau, comme c'est brillant !

Ô heure dorée de la célébration ! -- --
Oh, viens, toi cher mari,
Et embrasse doucement de ma bouche,
Ce que je ne peux pas dire !

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Karl Stieler (1842 - 1885), "Sommermorgen", subtitle: "Frauenlied", appears in Wanderzeit. Ein Liederbuch, in 3. Liebeszauber, first published 1882
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This text was added to the website: 2012-06-13
Line count: 16
Word count: 86