by Richard Fedor Leopold Dehmel (1863 - 1920)
Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Letzte Bitte
 (Sung text for setting by A. Zemlinsky)
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  FRE
Leg' deine Hand auf meine Augen,
daß mein Blut wie Meeresnächte dunkelt:
fern im Nachen lauscht der Tod.

Leg' deine Hand auf meine Augen,
bis mein Blut wie Himmelsnächte funkelt:
silbern rauscht das schwarze Boot.

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  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Dernière prière", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Pose ta main sur mes yeux
que mon sang s'assombrisse comme les nuits de la mer :
Au loin, dans sa barque, la mort guette.

Pose ta main sur mes yeux,
jusqu'à ce que mon sang étincelle comme les nuits du ciel :
Le bateau noir bruisse comme de l'argent.

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