Amis | Tristesses et joies

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by Ferdinand Avenarius (1856 - 1923)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Freunde

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Schmerzen und Freuden
Reift jede Stunde
Zu goldenen Ernten,
Und zwischen den Ähren lächelt auf
Aus Blumen die Schönheit.

Aber den Herzen einzusammeln,
Daß voller stets [beflügele]¹ sich ihr Schlag,
Freunde, eint eure Kraft mit uns:
Aus dem Irdischen
Sammelnd das Göttliche,
Daß wir das Leben
Ernten!

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• A. Webern

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Confirmed with Ferdinand Avenarius, Stimmen und Bilder. Neue Gedichte, Florenz und Leipzig: bei Eugen Diederichs, 1898, page 89.

¹ Webern: "beflügle"

Text Authorship:

by Ferdinand Avenarius (1856 - 1923), "Freunde", appears in Stimmen und Bilder, in Ehe [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 Anton von Webern (1883 - 1945), "Freunde", 1903-4, from Drei Avenarius Lieder, no. 3. [ sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Friends", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Amis", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: John Versmoren , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 48

Amis

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

Tristesses et joies
Mûrissent à chaque heure 
En moissons d'or,
Et entre les épis
La beauté vient du sourire des fleurs.

Mais pour récolter des cœurs
Pour que toujours soient stimulés leurs battements,
Amis, unissez vos efforts aux nôtres :
Des choses terrestres
Rassemblez le divin,
Que nous puissions moissonner
La vie.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2018 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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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Ferdinand Avenarius (1856 - 1923), "Freunde", appears in Stimmen und Bilder, in Ehe
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This text was added to the website: 2018-10-24
Line count: 12
Word count: 51