Disparition secrète | De nuit à une heure inconnue

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by Friedrich Wilhelm Traugott Schöpff (1826 - 1916), as Wilfried von der Neun

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Nachts zu unbekannter Stunde

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

Nachts zu unbekannter Stunde
Flieht der liebe Lenz die Flur,
Küßt, was blüht, still in der Runde
Und verschwindet sonder Spur.

Rings von seinen Küssen prangen
Früh die Blumen hold verschämt,
Daß an ihrem Mund zu hangen,
Schmetterling sich nicht bezähmt.

Doch die Leute draußen sagen,
Daß der Lenz vorüber sei;
Und an wetterheißen Tagen
Kennt man Sommers Tyrannei.

Und wir denken dran beklommen,
Daß der Lenz so heimlich floh;
Daß er Abschied nicht genommen,
Ach! das läßt uns nimmer froh.

Also schmerzt es, geht das erste
Lieb ohn' Abschied von uns fort.
Ruhig trügen wir das Schwerste,
Spräch' sie aus das Scheidewort.

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Text Authorship:

by Friedrich Wilhelm Traugott Schöpff (1826 - 1916), as Wilfried von der Neun [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 Julius Eduard Meyer (1822 - 1899), "Heimliches Verschwinden", op. 2 (Sechs Lieder) no. 6, published 1850 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Whistling [sung text not yet checked]
by Carl, Graf Nostitz , "Ohne Abschied", published 1892 [ voice and piano ], from Zwölf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 8, Prag, Hoffmann's Wwe. [sung text not yet checked]
by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Heimliches Verschwinden", op. 89 no. 2 (1850), published 1850 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Gesänge von Wilfried von der Neun, no. 2, Leipzig, Kistner [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) (Harald Krebs) , copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Disparition secrète", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Disparition secrète

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

De nuit à une heure inconnue
Le cher printemps s'enfuit de la prairie,
Il embrasse doucement ce qui fleurit aux alentours
Et disparaît sans laisser de trace.

Partout de ses baisers resplendissent
De bonne heure les fleurs en une beauté modeste,
Pour que les prendre de sa bouche
Le papillon ne se retienne pas.

Mais les gens là-bas disent
Que le printemps est fini :
Et que dans les jours de chaleur
On reconnaît la tyrannie de l'été.

Et nous pensons avec inquiétude
Que le printemps est parti si secrètement :
Qu'il n'a pas pris congé,
Hélas ! nous ne pourrons plus être heureux.

Cela fait aussi mal que quand le premier
Amour nous quitte sans un adieu.
Nous supporterions calmement la douleur
Si elle prononçait un mot d'adieu.

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