by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
Translation by Giosuè Carducci (1835 - 1907)

Auf Flügeln des Gesanges
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DAN DUT ENG ENG FRE FRE ITA
Auf Flügeln des Gesanges,
Herzliebchen, trag ich dich fort,
Fort nach den Fluren des Ganges,
Dort weiß ich den schönsten Ort;

Dort liegt ein [rotblühender]1 Garten
Im stillen Mondenschein,
Die Lotosblumen erwarten
Ihr trautes Schwesterlein.

Die Veilchen kichern und kosen,
Und schaun nach den Sternen empor,
Heimlich erzählen die Rosen
Sich duftende Märchen ins Ohr.

Es hüpfen herbei und lauschen
Die frommen, klugen Gazelln,
Und in der Ferne rauschen
Des [heiligen]2 Stromes Well'n.

Dort wollen wir niedersinken
Unter dem Palmenbaum,
Und Liebe und Ruhe trinken,
Und träumen seligen Traum.

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Confirmed with Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder, Hoffmann und Campe, Hamburg, 1827, page 117.

1 Lachner: "blühender"
2 Mendelssohn: "heilgen"

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DAN Danish (Dansk) (Maryanna Morthensen) , "På Sangens Tonevinger", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Op vleugels van gezangen", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Marty Lucas) , "On wings of song", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English [singable] (Shula Keller) , "On wings of song", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Charles Beltjens) , no title, appears in Intermezzo lyrique, no. 9, first published 1827
  • FRE French (Français) (Dina Levias) , "Sur les ailes de mon chant", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Sulle ali del canto", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • POL Polish (Polski) (Aleksander Kraushar) , no title, appears in Pieśni Heinego, in Intermezzo, no. 9, first published 1880


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Language: Italian (Italiano)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Lungi, lungi su l'ali del canto
Di qui lungi recare io ti vo':
Là, nei campi fioriti del santo
Gange, un luogo bellissimo io so.

Ivi rosso un giardino risplende
Della luna nel cheto chiaror:
Ivi il fiore del loto ti attende,
O soave sorella dei fior.

Le vïole bisbiglian vezzose,
Guardan gli astri su alto passar;
E fra loro si chinan le rose
Odorose novelle a contar.

"Salta e vien la gazzella, l'umano
Occhio volge, si ferma a sentir:
Cupa s'ode lontano lontano
L'onda sacra del Gange fluir."

Oh che sensi d'amore e di calma
Beveremo nell'aure colà!
Sogneremo, seduti a una palma,
Lunghi sogni di felicità.

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This text was added to the website: 2003-12-07
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