by Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885)
Translation Singable translation by Alfred Julius Boruttau (1877 - 1940)
Monte, écureuil, monte au grand chêne
Language: French (Français)
Available translation(s): ENG
Monte, écureuil, monte au grand chêne, Sur la branche des cieux prochaine, Qui plie et tremble comme un jonc. Cigogne, aux vieilles tours fidèle, Oh ! vole ! et monte à tire-d'aile De l'église à la citadelle, Du haut clocher au grand donjon. Vieux aigle, monte de ton aire A la montagne centenaire Que blanchit l'hiver éternel; Et toi qu'en ta couche inquiète Jamais l'aube ne vit muette, Monte, monte, vive alouette, Vive alouette, monte au ciel ! Et maintenant, du haut de l'arbre, Des flèches de la tour de marbre, Du grand mont, du ciel enflammé, A l'horizon, parmi la brume, Voyez-vous flotter une plume, Et courir un cheval qui fume, Et revenir ma bien-aimée ?
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Text Authorship:
- by Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885), "Attente", written 1828, appears in Les Orientales, no. 20 [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 César Antonovich Cui (1835 - 1918), "Attente", op. 32 (Sept Mélodies) no. 5, published 1886 [ voice and piano ], St. Petersburg: W. Bessel & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Vincent d'Indy (1851 - 1931), "L'attente", 1872-76 [ medium voice and piano ], Éd. J. Hamelle [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Théodore Jadoul (b. 1848), "Attente" [ medium voice and piano ], from 10 Mélodies, no. 2, Éd. Veuve Léopold Muraille [sung text not yet checked]
- by Louis (Trouillon) Lacombe (1818 - 1884), "L'attente" [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Felipe Pedrell (1841 - 1922), "Attente" [ high voice and piano ], from 12 Orientales, no. 8, Milan, G. Ricordi [sung text not yet checked]
- by Charles Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921), "L'attente", 1855, published 1878 [ voice and piano ], Éd. Richault [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883), "Attente", WWV 55 (1839) [ voice and piano ], also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Alfred Julius Boruttau (1877 - 1940) ; composed by Richard Wagner.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English [singable] (Peter Low) , "Waiting", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Ted Perry
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 21
Word count: 114
Erwartung
Language: German (Deutsch) after the French (Français)
Eichhörnchen, hinauf in die Eiche, hurtig klimmend den Wipfel erreiche, der schwankt und zittert wie ein Rohr! Falke, du Freund der grauen Zinnen, streb' aufwärts vom Kirchtum mit scharfen Sinnen, schwing' geschwind dich zur Burg von hinnen, vom Hochkreuze zur Warte steil eimpor! Adler du, steig' aus deinem Horste über der Berge dunkle Forste zum Gipfel im ewigen Schnee! Du aber, die morgens vom Neste jubelnd aufsteigt zur Himmelsfeste, flieg', o Lerche, schwing' dich mit dem Weste auf zur Höh'! Und nun ihr all' vom hohen Wipfel, vom Zinnenkreuz und Bergesgipfel und vom weiten Himmelsgezelt: O merket auf! Könnt ihr erblicken von fern einer Helmfeder Nicken, eines dampfenden Rosses Rücken, dann kehret heim mein teu'rer Held.1
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1 Wagner adds "O könnt ihr dies erblicken,/ dann kehrt heim mein teu'rer Held!
Researcher for this page: Melanie Trumbull
1 Wagner adds "O könnt ihr dies erblicken,/ dann kehrt heim mein teu'rer Held!
Text Authorship:
- Singable translation by Alfred Julius Boruttau (1877 - 1940) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885), "Attente", written 1828, appears in Les Orientales, no. 20
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883), "Erwartung", WWV 55 [ voice and piano ], also set in French (Français) [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Melanie Trumbull
This text was added to the website: 2015-08-24
Line count: 21
Word count: 117