Sur monts, fleuves et vallées

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by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Mittagsruh

(Sung text for setting by E. Smyth)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE ITA

Über Bergen, Fluß und Talen,
Stiller Lust und tiefen Qualen
Webet heimlich, schillert, Strahlen!
Sinnend ruht des Tags Gewühle
In der dunkelblauen Schwüle,
Und die ewigen Gefühle,
Was dir selber nicht bewußt,
Treten heimlich, groß und leise
Aus der Wirrung fester Gleise,
Aus der unbewachten Brust,
In die stillen, weiten Kreise.

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Ethel Mary Smyth, Dame

Text Authorship:

by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Mittagsruh", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Wanderlieder

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ENG English [singable] (Bertram Kottmann) , "Stillness at noon", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Siesta", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Repos de midi

(Sung text translation for setting by E. Smyth)

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

Sur monts, fleuves et vallées,
Plaisir silencieux, douleurs profondes,
Répandez-vous secrètement et chatoyez, rayons !
Le tumulte du jour se calme, rêveur
Dans la touffeur bleu foncé,
Et les sentiments éternels les plus profonds,
Ceux dont on est soi-même inconscient
Émergent secrètement, grands et sans bruit,
De la confusion des ornières établies,
D'un cœur sans défense,
Vers de vastes espaces silencieux.

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