Chant du prisonnier | Quelle douce sonorité

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by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Lied des Gefangenen

(Sung text for setting by C. Kreutzer)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

Wie lieblicher Klang!
O Lerche! dein Sang,
Erhebt sich und schwingt sich in Wonne.
Du nimmst mich von hier,
Ich singe mit dir,
Wir steigen durch Wolken zur Sonne.

O Lerche! du neigst
Dich nieder, du schweigst,
Du sinkst in die blühenden Auen.
Ich schweige zumal
Und sinke zuthal,
Ach! tief in Moder und Grauen.

Note: modern German would change the spelling "zuthal" to "zutal" or "zu Tal"

Composition:

Conradin Kreutzer

12 Lieder und Romanzen von L. Uhland, für 1 und 2 Singstimmen mit Pianoforte

Text Authorship:

by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862), "Lied des Gefangenen", written 1806, appears in Lieder

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2011, (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 (Donald George) , no title, copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Chant du prisonnier", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Chant du prisonnier

(Sung text translation for setting by C. Kreutzer)

See original

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

Quelle douce sonorité,
Dans ton chant ,ô alouette!
Il s'élève, il vibre de volupté.
Emmène-moi d'ici,
Je chanterai avec toi,
Par les nuages, montons au soleil.

Ô alouette, tu te penches
Vers le bas, tu te tais,
Tu plonges vers la prairie en fleurs.
Plus je me tais
Et plus je plonge,
Hélas! au fond de la pourriture et de l'horreur.

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Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2009 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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