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by Josef Wenzig (1807 - 1876)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Die Boten der Liebe

(Sung text for setting by J. Brahms)

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Language: German (Deutsch) after the Czech (Čeština)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA

Wie viel schon der Boten 
Flogen die Pfade
Vom Walde herunter, 
Boten der Treu;
Trugen mir Briefchen 
Dort aus der Ferne,
Trugen mir Briefchen 
Vom Liebsten herbei?

Wie viel schon der Lüfte
Wehten vom Morgen,
Wehten bis Abends
So schnell ohne Ruh;
Trugen mir Küßchen 
Vom kühligen Wasser,
Trugen mir Küßchen 
Vom Liebsten herzu?

Wie wiegten die Halme
Auf grünenden Bergen,
Wie wiegten die Öhren 
Auf Feldern sich leis;
"Mein goldenes Liebchen,"
Lispelten alle,
"Mein goldenes Liebchen, 
Ich lieb' dich so heiß!"

Composition:

Johannes Brahms

Text Authorship:

by Josef Wenzig (1807 - 1876), "Die Boten der Liebe", appears in Slawische Volkslieder, in 1. Böhmische Volkslieder, first published 1830

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Els missatgers de l’amor", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De boden der liefde", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Siân Goldthorpe) (Christian Stein) , "The messengers of love", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Les messagers de l'amour", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Giulio Cesare Barozzi) , "I messaggeri dell'amore", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Les messagers de l'amour

(Sung text translation for setting by J. Brahms)

See original

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

Déjà combien de messagers
Ont volé sur le chemin
Qui descend de la forêt,
Des messagers de la fidélité ;
Ils m'apportaient des billets
Venant de loin, là-bas,
M'apportaient des billets
De mon amoureux.

Déjà combien de vents
Soufflèrent le matin,
Soufflèrent le soir,
Si vite, sans repos ;
Ils m'apportaient de petits baisers
D'eau fraîche,
M'apportaient de petits baisers
De mon amoureux.

Comme les tiges  se balançaient
Sur les vertes montagnes,
Comme les érables  se balançaient
Doucement sur les champs ;
« Mon amour en or
-- Chuchotaient-ils tous --
Mon amour en or,
Je t'aime si passionnément ! »

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This text was added to the website: 2013-04-21
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Word count: 99