Je ne songe maintenant qu'à une chose

by Ozef Kalda (1871 - 1921)

Translation by Hanuš Jelínek (1878 - 1944)

Nedbám já včil o nic

Language: Czech (Čeština)

Nedbám já včil o nic,
než aby večer byl,
abych si já s Zefkú
celú noc pobyl.
Povšeckým kohútom
hlavy bych zutínal,
to aby žádný z nich
svítání nevolal.
Gdyby chtěla noc
na věky trvati,
abych já na věky mohl milovati.

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by Ozef Kalda (1871 - 1921) [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 Leoš Janáček (1854 - 1928), "Nedbám já včil o nic", 1917-9, from Zápisník zmizelého = The diary of one who disappeared, no. 18 [ sung text checked 1 time]

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

FRE French (Français) (Hanuš Jelínek) , no title, first published 1930
GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (Max Brod)

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Je ne songe maintenant qu'à une chose

Language: French (Français) after the Czech (Čeština)

Je ne songe maintenant qu'à une chose,
c'est quand viendra le soir,
à pouvoir passer
toute la nuit avec Zelka.
J'ai l'envie de couper la
tête à tous les coqs
pour les empêcher
d'appeler l'aurore.
Puisse la nuit durer
toute l'éternité
pour que je puisse aimer jusqu'à l'éternité.

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by Hanuš Jelínek (1878 - 1944), no title, first published 1930 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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a text in Czech (Čeština) by Ozef Kalda (1871 - 1921)
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This text was added to the website: 2018-02-12
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Word count: 48