Quand j’étais enfant

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by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843)

Translation © by Stéphane Goldet, Pierre de Rosamel

Da ich ein Knabe war

(Sung text for setting by A. Gabryś)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE

Da ich ein Knabe war,
rettet' ein Gott mich oft
vom Geschrei und der Rufe der Menschen,
da spielt' ich sicher und gut
mit den Blumen des Hains,
und die Lüftchen des Himmels
spielten mit mir.

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Mich erzog der Wohllaut
des säuselnden Hains,
und lieben lernt' ich
unter den Blumen.

Im Arme der Götter wuchs ich groß.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,6-7 of the original text.

Composition:

Aleksander Gabryś

Text Authorship:

by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843), "Da ich ein Knabe war", appears in Gedichte 1784-1800

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La joventut", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The youth", copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Stéphane Goldet) (Pierre de Rosamel) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 33
Word count: 150

Quand j’étais enfant

(Sung text translation for setting by A. Gabryś)

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

Quand j’étais enfant
un dieu m’a plusieurs fois  protégé
des cris et des clameurs des hommes,
je pouvais alors jouer tranquillement
avec les fleurs des champs,
et les brises légères du ciel
jouaient avec moi.

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,6-7 of the original text.

Translation of title: "Die Jugend" = "La jeunesse"

Text Authorship:

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843), "Da ich ein Knabe war", appears in Gedichte 1784-1800
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This text was added to the website: 2014-11-14
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Word count: 111