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by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884)
Translation © by Pierre Mathé
Du fragst mich, du mein blondes Lieb
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: FRE
Du fragst mich, du mein [blondes]1 Lieb,
Warum so stumm mein Mund?
Weil mir die Liebe sitzet,
Heimlich sitzet
Im Herzensgrund.
Kann denn die Flamme singen,
Wenn sie zum Himmel will?
Sie schlägt die Flügel hoch und roth,
So hoch und roth,
Und doch so still.
Die Ros' [auch kann]2 nicht sprechen,
Wenn sie zur Blüth' erwacht;
Sie glüht und duftet stumm hindurch,
Stumm hindurch
Die Sommernacht.
So ist auch meine Minne,
Seit du dich mir geneigt;
Sie glüht und blüht im Sinne,
Tief im Sinne,
Aber sie schweigt.
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Gedichte von Emanuel Geibel, neununddreißigste Auflage, Berlin, Verlag von Alexander Duncker, 1855, in Lieder, no. 24, page 60.
1 Moscheles, Oehme: "holdes"; further changes may exist not shown above.2 Schnaubelt: "kann auch"
Text Authorship:
- by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Jugendgedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Lieder als Intermezzo, no. 24 [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 Gustav Bergmann (1837 - 1892), "Du fragst mich", op. 13 no. 1, published <<1864 [ voice and piano ], from Aus der Mappe eines wandernden Musikanten: 6 Gesänge, no. 1, München, Aibl [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ignaz Brüll (1846 - 1907), "Du fragst mich, du mein blondes Lieb", op. 62 (Fünf Lieder für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1891 [ medium voice and piano ], Wien, Doblinger [sung text not yet checked]
- by R. Hasenclever , "Du fragst mich", published 1855 [ voice and piano ], from 6 Lieder von E. Geibel, no. 5, Cöln, Schloss [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Heinemann , "Du fragst mich, du mein blondes Lieb", op. 8 no. 11, published 1846 [ voice and piano ], from 12 Lieder von E. Geibel, no. 11, Bremen, Drewes [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ferdinand von Hiller (1811 - 1885), "Frage", op. 100 (Neue Gesänge für eine Stimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte), Heft 3 no. 17, published 1863 [ voice and piano ], Stuttgart, Cotta [sung text not yet checked]
- by Emil Keller (1838 - 1900), "Du fragst mich, mein blondes Lieb", op. 12 (Neun Lieder für vierstimmigen Männerchor) no. 4, published 1877 [ four-part men's chorus a cappella ], Zürich, Hug [sung text not yet checked]
- by Eduard Lassen (1830 - 1904), "Schweigsamkeit", op. 65 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 3, published 1879 [ voice and piano ], Breslau, Hainauer [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ignaz Moscheles (1794 - 1870), "Warum so stumm", op. 117 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1850 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Oehme , "Du fragst mich, du mein holdes Lieb", op. 2 (Vier Lieder für 1 hohe Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1892 [ high voice and piano ], Leipzig, Gebr. Reinecke [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich Schnaubelt (1814 - 1871), "Du fragst mich", op. 42 no. 9, published 1871 [ men's chorus a cappella ], from Lieder-Album für Männergesang, no. 9, Regensburg, Georg Joseph Manz [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Moritz Weyermann (1832 - 1888), "Du fragst mich", op. 25 (Zehn Gesänge für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte), Heft 2 no. 3, published 1874 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Challier & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
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- Also set in Swedish (Svenska), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by John [Jacques] Jacobsson.
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- Also set in Swedish (Svenska), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Halfdan Kjerulf.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2005-10-12
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Word count: 89
Tu me demandes, toi ma blonde bien‑aimée
Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)
Tu me demandes, toi ma blonde bien-aimée, Pourquoi ma bouche reste muette ? Parce que l'amour qui est en moi Est en secret Au fond de mon cœur. La flamme peut-elle donc chanter Si elle veut monter au ciel ? Elle bat de ses hautes ailes rouges, Si hautes, si rouges Et pourtant si silencieuses. La rose aussi, ne peut parler Lorsqu'elle s'éveille pour fleurir ; Elle rougeoie et embaume en étant muette, Muette jusqu'au bout De la nuit d'été. Mon amour aussi est ainsi Depuis que tu t'es penchée vers moi, Il rougeoie et fleurit en pensée, Au fond de mes pensées, Mais il se tait.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2013 by Pierre Mathé, (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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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Jugendgedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Lieder als Intermezzo, no. 24
This text was added to the website: 2013-12-20
Line count: 20
Word count: 104