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Sag ich's euch, geliebte Bäume, Die ich ahndevoll gepflanzt, Als die wunderbarsten Träume Morgenrötlich mich umtanzt. Ach, ihr wißt es, wie ich liebe, Die so schön mich wiederliebt, Die den reinsten meiner Triebe Mir noch reiner wiedergibt. Wachset wie aus meinem Herzen, Treibet in die Luft hinein, Denn ich grub viel Freud' und Schmerzen Unter eure Wurzeln ein. Bringet Schatten, traget Früchte, Neue Freude jeden Tag; Nur daß ich sie dichte, dichte, Dicht bei ihr genießen mag!
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- by Friedrich Karl Grimm (b. 1902), "Sag ich's euch, geliebte Bäume", op. 66 no. 4. [high voice, piano] [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Krzysztof Penderecki (b. 1933), "Sag' ich's euch, geliebte Bäume?", 2005, first performed 2005 [voices and orchestra], from Symphony No. 8: Piesni Przemijania (Songs of Transitoriness) (Lieder der Vergänglichkeit), no. 7. [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
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- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Dois-je vous dire, arbres bien-aimés", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Text added to the website: 2004-12-14 00:00:00
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:02:11
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Word count: 77
Dois-je vous dire, arbres bien-aimés Que j'ai plantés pleins de promesse, Comme les rêves les plus merveilleux Dansaient autour de moi dans les rougeurs de l'aube ? Ah, vous savez combien je l'aime, Elle qui m'aime aussi si merveilleusement, Elle par qui mes désirs les plus purs Me sont retournés encore plus purs. Poussez comme si vous sortiez de mon cœur, Montez vers le ciel, Car j'ai enterré tant de joies et de chagrins Sous vos racines. Donnez de l'ombre, portez des fruits, De nouvelles joies chaque jour ; Pourvu que serré, serré, Serré contre elle j'en profite.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2018 by Guy Laffaille, (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 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
Text added to the website: 2018-11-04 00:00:00
Last modified: 2018-11-13 16:53:40
Line count: 16
Word count: 98