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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)
Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Während die Trennung
 (Sung text for setting by J. Brahms)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FIN FRE
Mein Schatz,  ...  ist auf die Wanderschaft hin,
Ich weiß aber nicht, was ich so traurig bin,
Vielleicht ist er todt und liegt in guter Ruh,
Drum bring ich meine Zeit so traurig zu.

Als ich mit meinem Schatz in die Kirche wollt gehn,
Viel falsche falsche Zungen unter der Thüre stehn,
Die eine redt dies, die andere redt das,
Das macht mir gar oft die Äuglein naß.

Die Disteln und die Dornen, die stechen all so sehr,
Die falschen, falschen Zungen aber noch viel mehr,
Kein Feuer auf Erden auch brennet so heiß
Als heimliche Liebe, die niemand nicht weiß.

Ach herzliebster Schatz, ich bitte noch eins,
Du wollest auch bei meinem Begräbnis seyn,
Bei meinem Begräbnis  ...  ins kühle Grab,
Dieweil ich dich so treulich geliebet hab.

 ... 

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-4 of the original text.

Note: modernized German would change "todt" to "tot", "Thüre" to Türe", "seyn" to "sein", "gethan" to "getan".

Composition:

    Set to music by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Während die Trennung", WoO. posth. 38 no. 16 (1859-62), stanzas 1-4 [ SSAA chorus ], from 20 Deutsche Volkslieder, no. 16

Text Authorship:

  • from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Heimlicher Liebe Pein", appears in Des Knaben Wunderhorn, first published 1808

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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
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (John Glenn Paton) , copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , "Salaisen rakkauden tuska", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , John Glenn Paton [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2004-06-19
Line count: 20
Word count: 177

Mon trésor est parti en voyage
 (Sung text translation for setting by J. Brahms)
 See original
Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Mon trésor est parti en voyage,
Mais je ne sais pourquoi je suis si triste ;
Peut-être est-il mort et gît-il dans son dernier repos,
C'est pourquoi je passe mon temps dans la tristesse.

Quand je voulais aller à l'église avec mon trésor
Il y avait sous le porche bien des mauvaises langues ;
L'une disait ceci, l'autre disait cela,
Cela me mettait bien souvent les larmes aux yeux.

Les chardons et les épines piquent bien fort,
Les mauvaises, mauvaises langues, encore plus.
Aucun feu sur Terre, hélas ne brûle autant
Que le l'amour caché que personne ne connait.

Ah, trésor de mon cœur, je te prie encore une fois :
Il te faudra être aussi à mon enterrement,
À mon enterrement, jusque dans la tombe,
Cela parce que je t'ai aimé si fidèlement.

 ... 

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-4 of the original text.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2011 by Pierre Mathé, (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) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Heimlicher Liebe Pein", appears in Des Knaben Wunderhorn, first published 1808
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This text was added to the website: 2011-06-22
Line count: 20
Word count: 165

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