Chant de mort de Darthula | Fille de Colla, tu dors !

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by Johann Gottfried Herder (1744 - 1803)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Darthulas Grabesgesang

(Sung text for setting by J. Brahms)

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Language: German (Deutsch) after the English

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE SPA

Mädchen von Kola, du schläfst!
Um dich schweigen die blauen Ströme Selma's!
Sie trauren um dich, den letzten Zweig
von Thruthils Stamm!

Wann erstehst du wieder in deiner Schöne?
Schönste der Schönen in Erin!
Du schläfst im Grabe langen Schlaf,
Dein Morgenroth ist ferne!

Nimmer, o nimmer kommt dir die Sonne
Weckend an deine Ruhestätte: „Wach' auf!
Wach' auf, Darthula!
Frühling ist draußen,
Die Lüfte säuseln, 
Auf grünen Hügeln, holdseliges Mädchen, 
Weben die Blumen! im Hain wallt sprießenden Laub!”

Auf immer, auf immer, so weiche denn, Sonne,
Dem Mädchen von Kola, sie schläft.
Nie ersteht sie wieder in ihrer Schöne!
Nie siehst du sie lieblich wandeln mehr.

Composition:

Johannes Brahms

Text Authorship:

by Johann Gottfried Herder (1744 - 1803), "Darthulas Grabgesang", subtitle: "Aus Ossian"

Based on:

a text in English by James Macpherson (pretending to translate "Ossian") (1736 - 1796), no title, appears in Dar-Thula
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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (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) , "Darthula's Grave Song", copyright © 2005
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chant de mort de Darthula", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Helga Jost-Weyer) , "Canto fúnebre de Dárthula", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-04
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Word count: 120

Chant de mort de Darthula

(Sung text translation for setting by J. Brahms)

See original

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

Fille de Colla, tu dors !
Autour de toi, les flots bleus de Seláma font silence,
Elle pleure pour toi, la dernière branche
De la race de Truthil.

Quand te lèveras-tu à nouveau dans ta beauté ?
Toi, la plus belle des filles d'Érin !
Tu dors dans ta tombe d'un long sommeil,
Ton aube est loin !

Jamais, non jamais, le soleil ne viendra plus
S'éveillant sur ton lieu de repos : « Éveille-toi,
Éveille-toi, Darthula !
Le printemps est dehors !

« La brise murmure
Sur les collines vertes, jeune fille pleine de grâce,
Les arbres s'agitent !
Dans le bosquet les feuilles qui bourgeonnent ondulent. »

Toujours, toujours, aussi doucement, soleil,
La fille de Colla dort !
Elle ne se lèvera plus dans sa beauté !
Tu ne la verras plus se promener si charmante.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2013 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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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Gottfried Herder (1744 - 1803), "Darthulas Grabgesang", subtitle: "Aus Ossian"
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Based on:

a text in English by James Macpherson (pretending to translate "Ossian") (1736 - 1796), no title, appears in Dar-Thula
- Go to the text page.

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This text was added to the website: 2013-09-02
Line count: 20
Word count: 128