Ma chérie, nous étions assis ensemble

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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Meerfahrt

(Sung text for setting by R. Franz)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FIN FRE ITA LIT

Mein Liebchen, wir sassen beisammen,
Traulich im leichten Kahn.
Die Nacht war still, und wir schwammen
Auf öder Wasserbahn.

Die Geisterinsel, die schöne,
Lag dämm'rig im Mondenglanz;
Dort klangen liebe Töne,
Und wogte der Nebeltanz.

Dort klang es lieb und lieber,
Und wogt' es hin und her;
Wir aber schwammen vorüber,
Trostlos auf weitem Meer.

Composition:

Robert Franz

Text Authorship:

by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 42

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Estimada, seiem tots dos ensems", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "My darling, we sat together", copyright ©
FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Charles Beltjens) , no title, appears in Intermezzo lyrique, no. 42, first published 1827
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Amore mio, sedevamo insieme", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
LIT Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) (Giedrius Prunskus) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Ma chérie, nous étions assis ensemble

(Sung text translation for setting by R. Franz)

See original

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

Ma chérie, nous étions assis ensemble,
Bien installés dans une légère barque,
La nuit était calme et nous voguions
Sur une large voie d'eau.

L'Île des Esprits, si belle,
S'étendait, brumeuse au clair de lune ;
Là-bas s'élevaient de tendres mélodies,
Là-bas ondulait la danse de la brume.

Les mélodies étaient de plus en plus tendres
Et les danses de la brume ondulaient çà et là ;
Mais nous passâmes devant,
Attristés, en route vers la haute mer.

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