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by Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim (1719 - 1803)
Translation © by Gabriel Rosenstock

Das Leben ist ein Traum
 (Sung text for setting by J. Haydn)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE IRI ITA
Das Leben ist ein Traum!
Wir schlüpfen in die Welt und schweben
Mit jungen Zahn
Und frischen Gaum,
Auf ihren Wahn
Und ihren Schaum,
Bis wir nicht mehr an Erde kleben;
Und dann, was ist's? Was ist das Leben?
Das Leben ist ein Traum.

Das Leben ist ein Traum!
Wir lieben, unsre Herzen schlagen,
Und Herz an Herz
Gefüget kaum,
Ist Lieb und Scherz
Ein leerer Schaum,
Ist hin geschwunden, weggetragen;
Was ist das Leben? hör' ich fragen:
Das Leben ist ein Traum.

Das Leben ist ein Traum!
Wir denken, zweifeln, werden weise;
Wir theilen ein
In Ort und Raum,
In Licht und Schein, 
In Kraut und Baum,
Sind Euler und gewinnen Preise
Dann, noch am Grabe, sagen Weise:
Das Leben ist ein Traum.

Composition:

    Set to music by (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809), "Das Leben ist ein Traum", Hob. XXXVIa no. 21

Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim (1719 - 1803), "Das Leben ist ein Traum"

See other settings of this text.

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La vida és un somni", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Het leven is een droom", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Life is a dream", copyright ©
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "La vie est un rêve", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • IRI Irish (Gaelic) [singable] (Gabriel Rosenstock) , "Is taibhreamh é an saol!", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Solo un sogno è la vita", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 27
Word count: 134

Is taibhreamh é an saol!
 (Sung text translation for setting by J. Haydn)
 See original
Language: Irish (Gaelic)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Is taibhreamh é an saol!
Sleamhnaímid ann mar phéist ar snámh dúinn
le fiacla bána, 
drandal úr,
ar meisce sea, 
ár gciall amú
go dtí an chríoch is sinn san uaigh.
Ansin, cad é? Cad é mar shaol é?
Is taibhreamh é an saol.

Is taibhreamh é an saol!
I ngrá dúinn, croíthe ’bualadh le chéile
le chéile táid 
’feadh cúpla uair,
imíonn an grá is 
spraoi mar chúr
is téann as amharc, bí ag éagaoin.
Cad é mar shaol é? N’fheadair éinne.
Is taibhreamh é an saol.










Text Authorship:

  • Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Irish (Gaelic) copyright © 2015 by Gabriel Rosenstock.

    This author's work falls under the Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Creative Commons license.


    Gabriel Rosenstock.  Contact: grosenstock04 (AT) gmail (DOT) com

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Word count: 88

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