Et vagabondant et errant, comme le chaos

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by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Und unstet wehn und irren, dem Chaos...

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: FRE

Und unstet wehn und irren, dem Chaos gleich,
Dem gärenden Geschlechte die Wünsche nach,
Und wild ist und verzagt und kalt von
Sorgen das Leben der Armen immer.

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by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843) [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 Friedrich Cerha (b. 1926), "Und unstet wehn und irren, dem Chaos gleich ", 1995, from Acht Sätze nach Hölderlin-Fragmenten, no. 6. [
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Set in a modified version by Hanns Eisler.

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FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title unknown, copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Et vagabondant et errant, comme le chaos

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

Et vagabondant et errant, comme le chaos,
Suivant le désir de l'espèce qui s'éveille ;
Et sauvage et découragée et gelée par
Les soucis est la vie des pauvres pour toujours.

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