by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Goethe‑Fragment
 (Sung text for setting by H. Eisler)
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  FRE
 ... 

Von Wolken streifenhaft befangen,
Versank zu Nacht des Himmels reinstes Blau;
Vermagert blaß sind meine Wangen
Und meine Herzenstränen grau. 

Laß mich nicht so in Nacht, den Schmerzen
Du Alllerliebstes, du mein Mondgesicht! 
 ...

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 2, 3:1-2 of the original text.

Composition:

    Set to music by Hanns Eisler (1898 - 1962), "Goethe-Fragment", 1953, stanzas 2, 3:1-2

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

  • ENG English [singable] (Florence T. Jameson) , "Remembrance"
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Écho", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch) 
 ... 

Timidement effleuré par les nuages,
Le bleu pur du ciel bascule dans la nuit;
Mes joues sont pâles et amaigries,
Et grises les larmes de mon cœur.

Ne me laisse pas ainsi à la nuit, à la douleur,
Toi, la plus aimée de tous, toi ma figure de lune!
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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 2, 3:1-2 of the original text.

Text Authorship:

  • 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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This text was added to the website: 2009-04-16
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