Chant du soir | Le soir, quand nous allons sur d'obscurs sentiers

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by Georg Trakl (1887 - 1914)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Abendlied

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Am Abend, wenn wir auf dunklen Pfaden gehn,
Erscheinen unsere bleichen Gestalten vor uns. 

Wenn uns dürstet,
Trinken wir die weißen Wasser des Teichs,
Die Süße unserer traurigen Kindheit. 

Erstorbene ruhen wir unterm Hollundergebüsch,
Schaun den grauen Möven zu. 

Frühlingsgewölke steigen über die finstere Stadt,
Die der Mönche edlere Zeiten schweigt. 

Da ich deine schmalen Hände nahm
Schlugst du leise die runden Augen auf,
Dieses ist lange her. 

Doch wenn dunkler Wohllaut die Seele heimsucht,
Erscheinst du Weiße in des Freundes herbstlicher Landschaft.

Text Authorship:

by Georg Trakl (1887 - 1914), "Abendlied" [author's text checked 1 time 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 Hans Uwe Strübing (b. 1956), "Abendlied", op. 89 (Vier Lieder) no. 4 (2007), first performed 2011 [ soprano and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Bertram Kottmann) , "Evening song", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Chant du soir", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Bertram Kottmann

This text was added to the website: 2016-06-20
Line count: 14
Word count: 83

Chant du soir

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

Le soir, quand nous allons sur d'obscurs sentiers,
Nos silhouettes blêmes apparaissent devant nous.

Lorsque nous avons soif
Nous buvons les eaux blanches de l'étang,
La douceur de notre triste enfance.

Exténués nous reposons sous le sureau,
Regardant les mouettes grises.

Des nuées de printemps montent au-dessus de la sombre ville
Qui dissimule les temps plus nobles des moines.

Quand je pris ta petite main
Tu ouvris doucement tes yeux ronds,
Il y a bien longtemps de cela.

Pourtant lorsqu'une sombre harmonie envahit l'âme,
Tu apparais, blanche épiphanie dans le paysage automnal de l'ami.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2017 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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a text in German (Deutsch) by Georg Trakl (1887 - 1914), "Abendlied"
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This text was added to the website: 2017-09-27
Line count: 14
Word count: 94