Plainte | Où que je sois, loin ou près

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by Elsa Maria von Packeny (1867 - 1941), as Elsa Asenijeff

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Klage

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE

Wo ich bin, fern und nah,
Steht dein edles Haupt meinen Augen da...
Nimmermehr bin ich mit mir!
Über all, wo ich geh und steh, bist du allhier.
Träum' ich nachts, bist du da;
Wach ich, steht mir dein Antlitz nah;
Schließ ich die Augen, seh ich dich,
Immer dich, ewiglich!

Text Authorship:

by Elsa Maria von Packeny (1867 - 1941), as Elsa Asenijeff [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 Max Reger (1873 - 1916), "Klage", 1912 [ medium voice and piano ], from Drei Gedichte von Elsa Asenijeff, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Plany", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "Lament", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Plainte", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2011-07-07
Line count: 8
Word count: 51

Plainte

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

Où que je sois, loin ou près,
Ton noble visage se tient devant mes yeux...
Jamais plus je ne suis avec moi !
En outre, où que j'aille et que je m'arrête, tu es partout.
Si je rêve la nuit, tu es là ;
Si je suis éveillé, ton image se tient près de moi ;
Si ferme mes yeux, je te vois,
Toujours toi, éternellement !

Text Authorship:

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Elsa Maria von Packeny (1867 - 1941), as Elsa Asenijeff
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This text was added to the website: 2016-05-01
Line count: 8
Word count: 64