La joventut | Quan jo era un noiet

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by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843)

Translation © by Salvador Pila

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.

 ... 

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

La joventut

(Sung text translation for setting by A. Gabryś)

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Language: Catalan (Català) after the German (Deutsch)

Quan jo era un noiet,
un déu em resguardava sovint
de la cridòria i la gatzara dels homes,
així jugava protegit i bé
amb les flors del boscatge
i els ventijols del cel
jugaven amb mi.

 ... 

M'ha criat l'harmonia
del mormoleig al boscatge
i he après a estimar
entre les flors.

En els braços dels déus m'he fet gran.

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

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2011 by Salvador Pila, (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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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: 2011-11-10
Line count: 33
Word count: 161