Pâle fleur, fleur de l'amour

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by Karl Busse (1872 - 1918)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Weißer Jasmin

(Sung text for setting by R. Strauss)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

Bleiche Blüte, Blüte der Liebe,
Leuchte über dem Laubendach,
Ruf' in klopfenden Mädchenherzen,
Blüte der Liebe, die Sehnsucht wach!
Deiner Kelche verströmender Atem
Zittert, verzittert so schwer und stark,
Schwül von deinen duftenden Kronen
Weht der Nachtwind über den Park.

In der Laube lauschen zwei Augen.
Zögert und zagt ein Mädchenmund,
Sorge dich nicht und laß dich küssen,
Sieh, nur Sträucher raunen im Rund.

Und es ruft dir im pochenden Herzen
Weißer Jasmin die Seele wach -
Weiße Blüte, Blüte der Liebe
Leuchte über dem Laubendach.

Composition:

Richard Georg Strauss

Text Authorship:

by Karl Busse (1872 - 1918), "Weißer Jasmin", appears in Hedwig, no. 14

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "El blanc gessamí", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "White jasmine", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Alberto Pedrotti , Lau Kanen [Guest Editor] , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 91

Jasmin blanc

(Sung text translation for setting by R. Strauss)

See original

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

Pâle fleur, fleur de l'amour,
Éclaire la tonnelle,
Dans le cœur battant des filles,
Fleur de l'amour, éveille le désir !
L'exhalaison diffusée par tes calices
Vibre et vacille si dense et si fort
Que le vent de la nuit souffle dans le parc
Alourdi par tes corolles odorantes.

Dans les feuillages deux yeux observent.
La bouche d'une fille hésite et tergiverse,
Ne t'en fais pas et laisse-toi embrasser,
Vois, seuls les buissons murmurent alentour.

Et dans le cœur battant 
Le jasmin blanc éveille le désir --
Blanche fleur, fleur de l'amour,
Éclaire la tonnelle.

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