Question et réponse | Me demandes-tu d'où ce craintif

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by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Frage und Antwort

(Sung text for setting by J. Wetzel)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE FRE ITA

Fragst du mich, woher die bange
Liebe mir zum Herzen kam,
Und warum ich ihr nicht lange
Schon den bittren Stachel nahm?

Sprich, warum mit Geisterschnelle
Wohl der Wind die Flügel rührt,
Und woher die süße Quelle
Die verborgnen Wasser führt?

Banne du auf seiner Fährte
Mir den Wind in vollem Lauf!
Halte mit der Zaubergerte
Du die süßen Quellen auf!

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Justus Hermann Wetzel

Text Authorship:

by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875), "Frage und Antwort"

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Pregunta i resposta", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Charles James Pearson) , "Question and answer", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Question et réponse", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Stéphane Goldet) (Pierre de Rosamel) , "Question réponse", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Domanda e risposta", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Question et réponse

(Sung text translation for setting by J. Wetzel)

See original

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

Me demandes-tu d'où ce craintif
Amour me vient dans le cœur,
Et pourquoi d'elle il n'y a guère
J'ai accepté cet aiguillon amer ?

Dis-moi, pourquoi avec la vitesse de l'esprit
Le vent agite ses ailes,
Et d'où la douce source
Obtient-elle son eau cachée ?

Bannis de son chemin
Pour moi le vent à pleine vitesse !
Arrête avec ta baguette magique
Le flot de la douce source !

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