Und werden wir uns nie besitzen
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG FRE
Und werden wir uns nie besitzen,
so will ich Deinen Namen doch
ins Holz der Weltenesche schnitzen,
ein Zeugnis fernstem Volke noch.
So sollen tausend Herzen lesen,
die gern ein kleines Lied beglückt,
was Du dem Einsamen gewesen,
wie Du ihn innerlichst entzückt.
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Mensch Wanderer: Gedichte aus den Jahren 1887 - 1914, ed. by Margareta Morgenstern and Michael Bauer, München: Piper, 1927. This poem comes from a letter and was first published (posthumously) in this book.
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- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Little song", copyright © 2016
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Jamais nous ne nous posséderons", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Jamais nous ne nous posséderons
Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch)
Jamais nous ne nous posséderons,
de sorte que je veux graver
ton nom dans le bois du frêne du monde,
comme un témoin pour les peuples lointains.
Ainsi mille cœurs qu'une petite chanson comble
pourront lire avec plaisir,
ce que tu as été pour le solitaire,
comment toi, tu l'as intérieurement séduit.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2014 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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This text was added to the website: 2014-03-03
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