Saisons | Quand le champ était tout en fleurs

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by Karl Stieler (1842 - 1885)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Jahreszeiten

(Sung text for setting by L. Thuille)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Als hoch das Feld in Blumen stand,
Und als die Schwalbe flog ins Land:
Da blühte sie empor in mir,
Die Liebe, schöne Frau, zu dir.

Und als der Tag am längsten war,
So blau und heiß, so sonnenklar:
Da war die Liebe heiß und hoch
Und ich war selig -- weißt du's noch?

Da ward es Herbst, die Schwalben ziehn,
Und schweigend zogst auch du dahin;
Und wie das Laub vom Baume sank:
Da war ich stumm, da war ich krank!

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-3 of the original text.

Composition:

Ludwig Wilhelm Andreas Maria Thuille

Von Lieb' und Leid

Text Authorship:

by Karl Stieler (1842 - 1885), "Jahreszeiten", appears in Wanderzeit. Ein Liederbuch, in 8. Erinnerungen, first published 1882

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The seasons", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Saisons", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Saisons

(Sung text translation for setting by L. Thuille)

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

Quand le champ était tout en fleurs,
Et quand l'hirondelle volait sur le pays :
Alors s'épanouissait en moi
L'amour, belle femme, que j'ai pour toi.

Et quand le jour était le plus long,
Si bleu, si brûlant, si ensoleillé,
L'amour était brûlant et grand,
Et j'étais heureux, le sais-tu encore ?

Puis ce fut l'automne, le départ des hirondelles,
Et toi aussi, tu es partie en silence :
Et alors que tombait le feuillage des arbres,
J'étais muet, j'étais malade !

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Karl Stieler (1842 - 1885), "Jahreszeiten", appears in Wanderzeit. Ein Liederbuch, in 8. Erinnerungen, first published 1882
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