Dans ta manière de rimer, j'espère me trouver

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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Zugemessne Rhythmen

(Sung text for setting by R. Strauss)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

 ... 

Zugemeßne Rhythmen reizen freilich,
Das Talent erfreut sich wohl darin,
Doch wie schnelle widern sie abscheulich,
Hohle Masken ohne Blut und Sinn.
Selbst der Geist erscheint sich nicht erfreulich,
Wenn er nicht, auf neue Form bedacht,
Jener toten Form ein Ende macht.

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Richard Georg Strauss

Text Authorship:

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Nachbildung", written 1815, appears in West-östlicher Divan, in 2. Buch Hafis -- Hafis Nameh

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Apportioned rhythms", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Dans ta manière de rimer, j'espère me...

(Sung text translation for setting by R. Strauss)

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

 ... 

Des rythmes mesurés stimulent assurément,
Le talent s'en délecte,
Mais comme ils dégoûtent vite et horriblement,
Masques creux privés de sang et de sens.
Même l'esprit ne semble pas se réjouir,
Si, pensant à une forme nouvelle,
Il ne peut mener à sa fin cette forme morte.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Nachbildung", written 1815, appears in West-östlicher Divan, in 2. Buch Hafis -- Hafis Nameh
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