by Karl Julius Körner (1793 - 1873)
Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Die Weinende
 (Sung text for setting by R. Schumann)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the English 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE
Ich sah dich weinen! ach! die Zähre 
  Schwamm auf des Auges Blau;
Und dieses Auge, dacht' ich, wär'  
  Ein Veilchen, naß vom Thau.
Ich sah dich lächeln; Saphirschimmer 
  Trat matt vor dir zurück,
Den regen Glanz erreicht' er nimmer,
  Der strahlt aus deinem Blick.

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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.

Composition:

    Set to music by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Die Weinende", 1827/28, stanza 1 [ voice and piano ], from Elf Jugendlieder, no. 1, note: published as "op. posth. 21", no. 2, in 1933, Wien (Vienna), Universal Edition

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La plorosa", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De wenende", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The weeping woman", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "En pleurant", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2003-10-19
Line count: 16
Word count: 88

Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Je t'ai vue pleurer ! Ah !
Les larmes baignaient le bleu de tes yeux,
Et ces yeux, pensais-je,
Étaient une violette humide de rosée.
Je t'ai vue rire,
L'éclat du saphir devenait terne à côté de toi ;
Il n'atteignait jamais ce brillant en mouvement
Qui rayonnait de ton regard.

Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2010 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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This text was added to the website: 2010-10-11
Line count: 8
Word count: 48