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Weit in nebelgrauer Ferne
Liegt mir das vergang'ne Glück,
Nur an Einem schönen Sterne
Weilt voll Liebe noch der Blick,
Aber wie der Sternen Pracht
Bleibt es nur ein Schein der Nacht.
Deckte dir der lange Schlummer,
Dir der Tod die Augen zu,
Dich besäße noch mein Kummer,
Meinem Herzen lebtest du.
Aber ach! du lebst im Licht,
Meiner Liebe lebst du nicht.
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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2 of the original text.
Composition:
- Set to music by Ermanno Wolf Ferrari (1876 - 1948), "Widmung", stanzas 1-2
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich von Schiller (1759 - 1805), "An Emma", written 1796, first published 1797
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Aan Emma", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "To Emma", copyright ©
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "À Emma", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Ad Emma", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 18
Word count: 98
Loin dans le distant brumeux et gris
Repose mon ancien bonheur,
Seulement sur une belle étoile
mon regard s'attarde avec amour.
Mais, comme la magnificence d'une étoile,
C'est seulement une lueur de la nuit.
Si un long sommeil te recouvrait
Et la mort fermait tes yeux,
Ma peine te possèderait pourtant,
Tu vivrais dans mon cœur.
Mais hélas ! tu vis dans la lumière,
Tu ne vis plus pour mon amour.
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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2 of the original text.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2009 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 Friedrich von Schiller (1759 - 1805), "An Emma", written 1796, first published 1797
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This text was added to the website: 2009-12-09
Line count: 18
Word count: 100