Je lui ferme les yeux | Je lui ferme les yeux

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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Ich halte ihr die Augen zu

(Sung text for setting by G. Molitor)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: FRE

Ich halte ihr die Augen zu
Und küss' sie auf den Mund.
Nun läßt sie mich nicht mehr in Ruh'.
Sie fragt mich um den Grund.

Von Abends spät bis Morgens fruh,
Sie fragt zu jeder Stund':
Was hältst du mir die Augen zu,
Wenn du mir küßt den Mund?

Ich sag' ihr nicht, weshalb ich's tu',
Weiß selber nicht den Grund --
Ich halte ihr die Augen zu
Und küss' sie auf den Mund.

Composition:

Gregor Molitor

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Text Authorship:

by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Neue Gedichte, in Verschiedene, in Angélique, no. 4

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

ENG English (Emma Lazarus) , appears in Poems and Ballads of Heinrich Heine, first published 1881
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Je lui ferme les yeux", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Word count: 77

Je lui ferme les yeux

(Sung text translation for setting by G. Molitor)

See original

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

Je lui ferme les yeux
Et l'embrasse sur la bouche.
Mais, elle ne me laisse plus en repos.
Elle m'en demande la raison.

Du soir tard jusqu'au matin tôt,
Elle demande à chaque instant :
« Pourquoi me fermes-tu les yeux
Quand tu m'embrasses sur la bouche ? »

Je ne lui dis pas pourquoi je le fais,
Je n'en sais pas moi-même la raison --
Je lui ferme les yeux
Et l'embrasse sur la bouche.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2011 by Pierre Mathé, (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 Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Neue Gedichte, in Verschiedene, in Angélique, no. 4
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This text was added to the website: 2011-05-21
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