Profondeur d'esprit | Il y a à la cime d'un peuplier

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by Richard Fedor Leopold Dehmel (1863 - 1920)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Auf einer Pappelspitze sitzt

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: FRE

Auf einer Pappelspitze sitzt
ein Mann in Unterhosen,
pflückt Rosen
und seufzt die Sonne an.

"O, wie ist der Tiefsinn hoch!"
Also hört' ich Etwas munkeln,
das da saß im dunkeln
Mauseloch.

Darum ist der Tiefsinn so unendlich
unverständlich.

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Text Authorship:

by Richard Fedor Leopold Dehmel (1863 - 1920), "Der Tiefsinn", subtitle: "Parodie", appears in Lebensblätter [author's text checked 1 time 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 Theodor Streicher (1874 - 1940), "Tiefsinn", published 1909 [ medium voice and piano ], from Lieder auf Gedichte von Dehmel (Heft II of 24 Lieder), no. 7, Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]

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

FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Profondeur d'esprit", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2011-08-18
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Word count: 39

Profondeur d'esprit

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

Il y a  à la cime d'un peuplier
un homme assis en caleçon,
il cueille des roses
et adresse un soupir au soleil.

« Ô quelle profondeur d'esprit ! »
J'ai aussi entendu un quelque chose murmurer,
il est là assis dans le noir
dans un trou de souris.

Voilà pourquoi la profondeur d'esprit est infiniment
incompréhensible.

Text Authorship:

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Richard Fedor Leopold Dehmel (1863 - 1920), "Der Tiefsinn", subtitle: "Parodie", appears in Lebensblätter
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This text was added to the website: 2013-12-12
Line count: 10
Word count: 56