Qu'elle repose | Silence, qu'elle n'entende pas

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by Otto Hauser (1876 - 1944)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Requiescat

(Sung text for setting by E. Schulhoff)

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Language: German (Deutsch) after the English

Our translations: FRE

Still, daß sie es nicht hört,
Leise hier geh!
Wachsen das Masslieb hört
Sie unterm Schnee.

All ihr Haar hell wie Gold
Des Moders Raub,
Sie, die so jung und hold
Sank in den Staub.

Weiss wie Schnee, lilienklar,
Wusste sie kaum,
Daß sie ein Mägdlein war,
Wuchs wie im Traum.

Sarg nun und schwerer Stein
Lasten auf ihr;
Ich quäl'mein Herz allein,
Sie schlummert hier.

Frieden! Nicht Lautenschall
Hört sie noch Lieder;
Hier ruht mein Leben all
Werft Erde nieder!

Composition:

Erwin Schulhoff

Rosa Mystica

Text Authorship:

by Otto Hauser (1876 - 1944), "Requiescat"

Based on:

a text in English by Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900), "Requiescat", from Poems, first published 1881
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FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Qu'elle repose", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Qu'elle repose

(Sung text translation for setting by E. Schulhoff)

See original

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

Silence, qu'elle n'entende pas ,
Marchez doucement !
Elle entend pousser les pâquerettes,
Sous la neige.

Toute sa chevelure brillante comme l'or
Est la proie de la pourriture,
Elle qui était si jeune et si belle
Est tombée en poussière.

Blanche comme la neige, claire comme le lys,
À peine savait-elle
Qu'elle était une jeune fille,
Elle grandissait comme dans un rêve.

Maintenant un cercueil et une pierre plus lourde
Pèse sur la pierre ;
Je torture mon cœur solitaire,
Elle sommeille ici.

Paix ! Ni le son du luth,
Ni les chants elle n'entend ;
Ici repose toute ma vie
Sous un tas de terre.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2014 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 Otto Hauser (1876 - 1944), "Requiescat"
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Based on:

a text in English by Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900), "Requiescat", from Poems, first published 1881
- Go to the text page.

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This text was added to the website: 2014-12-18
Line count: 20
Word count: 102