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by Paul Robiquet (1848 - 1928)

Translation © by Giedrius Prunskus

Pourquoi pleures‑tu ?

Language: French (Français)

Our translations: ENG LIT

Pourquoi pleures-tu ?
Sur ton coeur quelle ombre a passé soudain ?
Le nid s'est donc tu ;
Le ciel est donc sombre sur notre chemin ?

L'oiseau qui prédit les destins morose,
D'un vol inégal donc effleuré tes paupières closes.
Pleurer fait du mal !
Mais non pour pleurer
C'est assez, d'un rêve, un soupir, d'un rien
C'est assez du flot qui meurt sur la grève.
Pleurer fait du bien.

Text Authorship:

by Paul Robiquet (1848 - 1928), "Pourquoi pleures-tu ?" [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 Jules Massenet (1842 - 1912), "Pourquoi pleures-tu ?", 1878 [ voice and piano ], from Poème d'amour, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Jean-Pierre Granger) , "Why are you crying?", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
LIT Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) (Giedrius Prunskus) , "Kodėl tu verki?", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Jean-Pierre Granger

This text was added to the website: 2010-10-21
Line count: 11
Word count: 66

Kodėl tu verki?

Language: Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) after the French (Français)

Kodėl tu verki?
Ar širdį apniko šešėlis niūrus?
Ar tu nesaugi;
Ar dangūs užtemo virš mūsų takų?

Ar paukštė, liūdnosios lemties siuntinė
Užmerktas akis skrydžiu grubiu tau palietė skaudžiai?
Verkt bloga išties!
Bet ne... ašaroms liet
Atodūsio, niekio pakanka, minties,
Bangos kur miršta ant smėlio...
Verkt gera išties!

Text Authorship:

Translation from French (Français) to Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) copyright © 2022 by Giedrius Prunskus, (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 French (Français) by Paul Robiquet (1848 - 1928), "Pourquoi pleures-tu ?"
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This text was added to the website: 2022-12-14
Line count: 11
Word count: 48