by Maurice Maeterlinck (1862 - 1949)
Translation by Friedrich von Oppeln-Bronikowski (1873 - 1936)
À toute âme qui pleure
Language: French (Français)
Our translations: ENG
À toute âme qui pleure, à tout péché qui passe, J'ouvre au sein des étoiles mes mains pleines de grâces. Il n'est péché qui vive quand l'amour a parlé; Il n'est d'âme qui meure quand l'amour a pleuré... Et si l'amour s'égare aux sentiers d'ici-bas, Ses larmes me retrouvent et ne [se perdent]1 pas...
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View original text (without footnotes)First published in German in Sœur Béatrice, Mystère en Trois Actes, in the revue Die Insel, 1900; then in French in Théâtre, Book III, 1901; later in Quinze Chansons, Bruxelles, Éd. Lacomblez, 1900.
1 López Buchardo, Palma: "s'égarent"
Text Authorship:
- by Maurice Maeterlinck (1862 - 1949), "Cantique de la Vierge dans » Sœur Béatrice «", written 1896-1900, appears in Quinze Chansons, no. 15, first published 1904
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Lied der Jungfrau Matches base text
Language: German (Deutsch) after the French (Français)
Allen weinenden Seelen, aller nahenden Schuld Öffn' ich im Sternenkranze meine Hände voll Huld. Alle Schuld wird zunichte vor der Liebe Gebet, Keine Seele kann sterben, die weinend gefleht. Verirrt sich die Liebe auf irdischer Flur, So weisen die Tränen zu mir ihre Spur.
Composition:
- Set to music by Alexander Zemlinsky (1871 - 1942), "Lied der Jungfrau", op. 13 (Sechs Lieder auf Gedichte von Maurice Maeterlinck) no. 3 (1910)
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich von Oppeln-Bronikowski (1873 - 1936), Jena, E. Diederichs, first published 1906
Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Maurice Maeterlinck (1862 - 1949), "Cantique de la Vierge dans » Sœur Béatrice «", written 1896-1900, appears in Quinze Chansons, no. 15, first published 1904
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