Amour | L'enfant était assis auprès du feu

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by Clemens Maria Wenzeslaus von Brentano (1778 - 1842)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Amor

(Sung text for setting by R. Strauss)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG ENG FRE ITA

An dem Feuer saß das Kind
Amor, Amor
Und war blind;
Mit dem kleinen Flügel fächelt
In die Flammen er und lächelt,
Fächelt, lächelt schlaues Kind.

Ach, der Flügel brennt dem Kind!
Amor, Amor
Läuft geschwind!
"O wie ihn die Glut durchpeinet!"
Flügelschlagend laut er weinet;
In der Hirtin Schoß entrinnt
Hülfeschreiend das schlaue Kind.

Und die Hirtin hilft dem Kind,
Amor, Amor
Bös und blind.
Hirtin, sieh, dein Herz entbrennet, 
Hast den Schelmen nicht gekennet.
Sieh, die Flamme wächst geschwinde.
Hüt dich vor dem schlauen Kind!

Composition:

Richard Georg Strauss

Text Authorship:

by Clemens Maria Wenzeslaus von Brentano (1778 - 1842), no title, appears in Aloys und Imelde

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Cupido", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Amor", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (John Glenn Paton) , "Cupid", copyright © 2002, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Laura Claycomb) , "Cupid", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Amour", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Amore", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Amour

(Sung text translation for setting by R. Strauss)

See original

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

L'enfant était assis auprès du feu
Amour, Amour
Et était aveugle;
De ses petites ailes il évente
Les flammes et il sourit,
Évente, souris malicieux enfant.

Ah, l'aile de l'enfant  brûle!
Amour, Amour
Court rapidement!
"Ô comme la braise me fait mal!"
Il pleure fort en battant des ailes;
Il disparaît dans le giron de la bergère
En appelant à l'aide, le malicieux enfant.

Et la bergère aide l'enfant,
Amour, Amour
Méchant et aveugle.
Vois, bergère, ton coeur s'enflamme,
N'as-tu pas reconnu le coquin.
Vois, les flammes montent vite.
Protège-toi du malicieux enfant!

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Clemens Maria Wenzeslaus von Brentano (1778 - 1842), no title, appears in Aloys und Imelde
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This text was added to the website: 2009-04-02
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Word count: 93