Oui, la plus belle ! Je l'ai dit ouvertement

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by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Ja, die Schönst'! Ich sagt' es offen

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT FRE

Ja, die Schönst'! Ich sagt' es offen,
Und ich war's mir frisch bewußt.
Kühnes Wagen, süßes Hoffen,
Frischer Mut und Wanderlust!

Und nun möcht' ich schier verzagen 
Und im Herzeleid vergehn,
Denn nach diesen kurzen Tagen
Ist's um alles schon geschehn.

Laß sie sinken, laß sie fallen,
Laß sie alle stürzen ein,
All die Zinnen, Türm' und Hallen!
Ist die Schönste darum mein?

Sind nich Riegel, Schlösser, Tore,
Ist nicht alles aufgetan?
Nur dein Herz, o Leonore,
Bleibt verschlossen mir fortan.

Text Authorship:

by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874) [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 Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Ja, die Schönst'! Ich sagt' es offen", 1878 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Sí, la més bella! Ho vaig dir clarament", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 81

Oui, la plus belle ! Je l'ai dit...

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

Oui, la plus belle ! Je l'ai dit ouvertement,
Et j'en ai été toujours conscient.
Aventure hardie, doux espoir,
Esprit courageux et plaisir de voyager !

Et maintenant je suis presque découragé,
Et je péris dans la douleur,
Car après ces jours brefs
Tout est déjà arrivé à sa fin.

Qu'ils s'effondrent, qu'ils tombent,
Qu'ils s'abattent tous,
Tous les créneaux, les tours et les palais !
Est-ce que la plus belle sera mienne ?

Il n'y a pas de barres, de verrous, de portes,
Tout n'est-il pas ouvert ?
Seul ton cœur, ô Léonore,
Reste fermé à moi.

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This text was added to the website: 2014-11-25
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