L’òrfena | Torna la primavera

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by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874)

Translation © by Salvador Pila

Die Waise

(Sung text for setting by R. Schumann)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

Der Frühling kehret wieder,
Und alles freuet sich,
Ich blicke traurig nieder,
Er kam ja nicht für mich.

Was soll mir armen Kinde
Des Frühlings Pracht und Glanz?
Denn wenn ich Blumen winde,
Ist es zum Totenkranz.

Ach! keine Hand geleitet
Mich heim ins Vaterhaus,
Und keine Mutter breitet
Die Arme nach mir aus.

 ... 

O Himmel, gib mir wieder,
Was deine Liebe gab --
Blick ich zur Erde nieder,
So seh ich nur ihr Grab.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-3,5 of the original text.

Composition:

Robert Schumann

Liederalbum für die Jugend

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Text Authorship:

by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), "Die Waise"

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "L’òrfena", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De wees", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The orphan", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "L'orphelin", copyright © 2011, (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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L’òrfena

(Sung text translation for setting by R. Schumann)

See original

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

Torna la primavera
i tot s’alegra,
jo abaixo tristament els ulls,
ella no arriba per a mi.

Què representa per a mi, pobre infant
l’esclat i l’esplendor de la primavera?
Car si jo entrellaço flors
és per a una corona de morts.

Ai, cap mà em condueix
a la casa del pare
i cap mare obre els seus braços
per rebre’m.

 ... 

Oh cel, retorna’m
el que el teu amor em donà,
si abaixo els ulls cap a terra,
només veig la seva tomba.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-3,5 of the original text.

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