Kennst du die weiße Grabstatt unterm Laube

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by Pierre-Jules-Théophile Gautier (1811 - 1872)

Translation © by Bertram Kottmann

Lamento

(Sung text for setting by H. Duparc)

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Language: French (Français)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG ENG GER ITA SPA

Connaissez-vous la blanche tombe,
Où flotte avec un son plaintif
  L'ombre d'un if ?
Sur l'if une pâle colombe,
Triste et seule au soleil couchant,
  Chante son chant :

 ... 

On dirait que l'âme éveillée
Pleure sous terre à l'unisson
  De la chanson,
Et du malheur d'être oubliée
Se plaint dans un roucoulement
  Bien doucement.

 ... 

Oh! jamais plus, près de la tombe,
Je n'irai, quand descend le soir
  Au manteau noir,
Écouter la pâle colombe
Chanter sur la pointe de l'if
  Son chant plaintif !

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,3,6 of the original text.

Composition:

Henri Duparc

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Text Authorship:

by Pierre-Jules-Théophile Gautier (1811 - 1872), "Lamento", appears in La Comédie de la Mort, first published 1838

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Marike Lindhout) , "Lamento", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Lament", copyright ©
ENG English (Kyle Gee) , "Lament", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Alberto Bonati) , copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Kennst du die weiße Grabstatt unterm...

(Sung text translation for setting by H. Duparc)

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

Kennst du die weiße Grabstatt unterm Laube,
wo klagend Schatten treiben,
Schatten der Eiben?
Auf ihnen eine fahle Taube,
traurig, allein beim Sonnenuntergang
singt ihren Sang:

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Man sagt, eine erweckte Seele
weint aus dem Grab im selben Klang,
wie Taubes Sang.
Aus Kummer, dass sie keinem fehle,
gurrt sie in Leid auf Taubenweise,
ganz leise.

 ... 

Ach! Niemals mehr geh ich zum Grabe,
wenn Dunkelheit herniedersteigt
im schwarzen Kleid,
und ich die Taub’ vernommen habe
und aus den Eiben drang
ihr Klagesang!

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