Les faucilles sonnent

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by Ludwig Heinrich Christoph Hölty (1748 - 1776)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Schnitterlied

(Sung text for setting by H. Nägeli)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

Sicheln schallen;
Ähren fallen
Unter Sichelschall;
Auf den Mädchenhüten
Spielen weisse Blüten;
Freud' ist überall!

Sicheln klingen;
Mädchen singen,
Unter Sichelklang;
Bis, vom Mond beschimmert,
Rings die Stoppel flimmert,
Tönt der Erntesang. 

 ... 

Jeder scherzet,
Jeder herzet
Dann sein Liebelein.
Nach geleerten Kannen
Gehen sie von dannen,
Singen und juchein!

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2,5 of the original text.

Composition:

Hans Georg Nägeli

Lieder in Musik gesetzt, dritte Sammlung

Text Authorship:

by Ludwig Heinrich Christoph Hölty (1748 - 1776), "Erntelied", written 1775, first published 1776

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DAN Danish (Dansk) [singable] (Rasmus Frankenau) , "Vipper springe over klinge", first published 1799
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Oogstlied", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Sickles clang", copyright ©
ENG English [singable] (Francis L. Soper) , "May Song", appears in Sixty melodies for youth, for two, three, and four voices, composed by Silcher, adapted to English words, for the use of schools and singing classes, first published 1850 [an adaptation]
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Melanie Trumbull , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]

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Chant du faucheur

(Sung text translation for setting by H. Nägeli)

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

Les faucilles sonnent,
Les épis tombent
Sous les faucilles qui sonnent ;
Sur les bonnets des jeunes filles
Des fleurs bleues tremblent,
La joie est partout.

Les faucilles résonnent,
Les jeunes filles chantent
Au son des faucilles ;
Jusqu'à ce que scintillant au clair de lune
Le chaume brille tout autour
Et retentisse le chant de la moisson.

 ... 

Chacun plaisante,
Chacun cajole
Sa petite amie.
Quand les chopes sont vides,
Ils s'en vont
En chantant et en poussant des cris de joie.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2,5 of the original text.

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Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2010 by Guy Laffaille, (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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a text in German (Deutsch) by Ludwig Heinrich Christoph Hölty (1748 - 1776), "Erntelied", written 1775, first published 1776
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