Je sais bien ce que le jonc dit

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by Max Kalbeck (1850 - 1921)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Wohl weiß ich, was das Schilfrohr sagt

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

Wohl weiß ich, was das Schilfrohr sagt,
Und was das Lied des Vogels klagt,
Ach Luft und Flut und Feld und Hain
Sind all erfüllt von gleicher Pein!

Zu folgen wähnt ich dir, Natur,
Und geh auf eigner Leiden Spur,
Es kommt die Nacht mit leisem Schritt
Und nimmt uns Alle, Alle mit.

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Text Authorship:

by Max Kalbeck (1850 - 1921) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , copyright © 2003
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2017-07-16
Line count: 8
Word count: 53

Je sais bien ce que le jonc dit

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

Je sais bien ce que le jonc dit,
Et quel chant l'oiseau gémit,
Ah, brise et flot et champ et bosquet
Sont remplis d'une peine égale !

Je voudrais te suivre, Nature,
Et aller sur un chemin de douleur personnel,
La nuit vient à pas légers
Et nous prend tous avec elle.

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This text was added to the website: 2011-09-09
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Word count: 51