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Schnell, verblühen im Wechsel der Stunden Blumen, die uns die Freude gewunden, und es schlüpfet, kaum gefunden, aus den Händen uns das Glück! Doch auch das Dunkel, vom Schicksal gegeben, muß im Wechsel der Stunden verschweben. Nimmer rastend eilt das Leben; was dahin, kehrt nie zurück! O so laßt an dem goldenen Saume fest uns fassen die glückliche Nähe, und uns freuen, so lang sie verweilt, o so lange sie verweilt, ja so lange sie verweilt!
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- Singable translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, no title, appears in La pace fra la virtù e la bellezza
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- by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827), "Schnell, verblühen", op. 82 (Vier Arietten und ein Duett) no. 5, also set in Italian (Italiano) [text verified 1 time]
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- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Vite, fanées", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-02
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Word count: 76
Vite, fanées dans la course des heures Les fleurs qui nous tressent la joie, Et on nous enlève, à peine trouvé, Des mains le bonheur ! Mais même les ténèbres, données par le destin, Doivent dans la course des heures disparaître. Jamais la vie ne se hâte sur place ; Vas-y, ne reviens jamais ! Oh, ainsi que vers la lisière dorée Le voisinage heureux nous prenne fermement Et nous réjouisse, aussi longtemps qu'il reste, Aussi longtemps qu'il reste, oui, aussi longtemps qu'il reste !
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2014 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 Anonymous/Unidentified Artist
- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, no title, appears in La pace fra la virtù e la bellezza
This text was added to the website: 2014-01-09
Line count: 12
Word count: 85