Triolet | Quand la nuit étend ses douces ailes

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by Carl Julius Grüel (b. 1809), as Christian L'Égru

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Triolett

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

Senkt die Nacht den sanften Fittig nieder,
Tönt der Zither flüsternder Akkord.
Es entbehrt die Lippe gern das Wort,
Senkt die Nacht den sanften Fittig nieder.
Auch verstummend preisen dich die Lieder,
Holde Nacht, der Liebe treuer Hort!
Senkt die Nacht den sanften Fittig nieder,
Tönt der Zither flüsternder Akkord.

Text Authorship:

by Carl Julius Grüel (b. 1809), as Christian L'Égru [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Triolett", op. 114 (Drei Lieder für drei Frauenstimmen und Klavier) no. 2 (1850), published 1853 [ vocal trio of female voices with piano ], Bonn, Simrock [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Triolet", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Triolet", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Triolett", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Triolet", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2007-02-23
Line count: 8
Word count: 50

Triolet

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

Quand la nuit étend ses douces ailes,
Les accords de la cithare résonnent en chuchotant.
Les lèvres cessent volontiers de prononcer des mots
Quand la nuit étend ses douces ailes.
Les chants aussi te louent en faisant silence,
Gracieuse nuit, loyal refuge de l'amour !
Quand la nuit étend ses douces ailes,
Les accords de la cithare résonnent en chuchotant.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2013 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 Carl Julius Grüel (b. 1809), as Christian L'Égru
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This text was added to the website: 2013-11-05
Line count: 8
Word count: 59