Il tombe une étoile sur terre

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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Es fällt ein Stern herunter

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CHI DUT ENG FRE HEB

Es fällt ein Stern herunter
Aus seiner funkelnden Höh;
Das ist der Stern der Liebe,
Den ich dort fallen seh.
 
Es fallen vom Apfelbaume,
Der Blüten und Blätter so viel,
Es kommen die neckenden Lüfte,
Und treiben damit ihr Spiel.
 
Es singt der Schwan im Weiher,
Und rudert auf und ab,
Und immer leiser singend,
Taucht er ins Flutengrab.
 
Es ist so still und dunkel!
Verweht ist Blatt und Blüt',
Der Stern ist knisternd zerstoben,
Verklungen das Schwanenlied.

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César Antonovich Cui

Drei Lieder

Text Authorship:

by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 59

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CHI Chinese (中文) [singable] (Dr Huaixing Wang) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Walter Meyer) , "A star is tumbling downward", copyright © 1996, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Charles Beltjens) , no title, appears in Intermezzo lyrique, no. 59, first published 1827
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
HEB Hebrew (עברית) [singable] (Hamutal Atariah) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Il tombe une étoile sur terre

(Sung text translation for setting by C. Cui)

See original

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

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Il tombe une étoile sur terre,
Descendue du firmament étincelant ;
C'est l'étoile de l'amour
Que je vois là-bas tomber.

Il tombe du pommier
Beaucoup de fleurs et de feuilles,
Le vent taquin arrive
Et les entraîne dans son jeu.

Le cygne chante sur l'étang,
Et nage de long en large,
Et chantant toujours doucement,
Il s'enfonce dans la tombe liquide.

Tout est si sombre et si calme,
Feuilles et fleurs sont flétries,
L'étoile est morte en grésillant,
Le chant du cygne s'est éteint.

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