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by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843)

Translation © by Salvador Pila

Hälfte des Lebens

(Sung text for setting by G. Ligeti)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE FRE IRI

Mit gelben Birnen hänget
Und voll mit wilden Rosen
Das Land in den See,
Ihr holden Schwäne,
Und trunken von Küssen
 ...   ... 

Weh mir, wo nehm' ich, wenn
Es Winter ist, die Blumen, und wo
Den Sonnenschein,
Und Schatten der Erde?
Die Mauern stehn
Sprachlos und kalt, im Winde
Klirren die Fahnen.

Composition:

György Ligeti

Drei Phantasien nach Friedrich Hölderlin

Text Authorship:

by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843), "Hälfte des Lebens", appears in Gedichte 1800-1804, in Nachtgesänge

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La meitat de la vida", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The middle of life", copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Le milieu de la vie", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Stéphane Goldet) (Pierre de Rosamel) , "Mi-temps de la vie", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
IRI Irish (Gaelic) [singable] (Gabriel Rosenstock) , "Leath an tSaoil", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Word count: 61

La meitat de la vida

(Sung text translation for setting by G. Ligeti)

See original

Language: Catalan (Català) after the German (Deutsch)

Amb peres grogues
i ple d'englantines
el terreny s'aboca envers el llac,
vosaltres cignes encisadors,
ebris de besades,
enfonseu el vostre cap
dins l'aigua serena i venerable.

Ai de mi! Quan vingui l'hivern,
on colliré flors i trobaré
la llum del sol
i l'ombra de la terra?
Els murs erectes
silenciosos i freds,
els penells dringuen al vent.

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Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2011 by Salvador Pila, (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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