De ce monde agréable j'ai bénéficié

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by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Fragment

(Sung text for setting by P. Hindemith)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Das Angenehme dieser Welt hab' ich genossen,
Der Jugend Freuden, wie lang! wie lang! verflossen,
April und Mai und Julius sind ferne,
Ich bin nichts mehr, ich lebe nicht mehr gerne!

Composition:

Paul Hindemith

Text Authorship:

by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843), "Das Angenehme dieser Welt...", appears in Späteste Gedichte 1806-1843

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ENG English (John H. Campbell) , "I have enjoyed this agreeable world", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2017, (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.
Line count: 4
Word count: 33

Fragment

(Sung text translation for setting by P. Hindemith)

See original

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

De ce monde agréable j'ai bénéficié,
Les joies de la jeunesse, combien longues, combien longues, sont passées,
Avril et mai et juillet sont loin,
Je ne suis plus rien, je ne veux plus vivre !

Translations of title(s):
"Das Angenehme dieser Welt..." = "De ce monde agréable..."
"Fragment" = "Fragment"

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