Ô oiseau, en est-ce fait de toi ?

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by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

O Vogel, ist es aus mit dir?

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: FRE

O Vogel, ist es aus mit dir?
Krank übergab ich dich Barmherzgen-Schwester-Händen,
Ob sie vielleicht noch dein Verhängnis wenden;
So war denn keine Hilfe hier?
Zwei Augen, schwarz als wie die deinen,
Sah ich mit deinem Blick sich einen,
Und gleich erlosch sein schönes Licht.
Hast du von ihnen Leids erfahren?
Wohlan, wenn sie dir tödlich waren,
So war dein Tod so bitter nicht!

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Text Authorship:

by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875), "Auf den Tod eines Vogels" [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 Wolfgang Ulrich (1924 - 1995), "Vogels Tod", 1982 [sung text not yet checked]

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

FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Ô oiseau, en est‑ce fait de toi ?

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

Ô oiseau, en est-ce fait de toi ?
Malade, je t'ai remis dans les mains de Sœur Miséricorde
Peut-être pourra-t-elle encore détourner de toi le malheur ;
N'y avait-t-il donc aucun secours ici ?
J'ai vu deux yeux, noirs comme les tiens,
S'unir à ton regard,
Et aussitôt disparaître leur belle lumière.
As-tu appris de leur douleur ?
Eh bien, sils te furent mortels,
Alors ta mort n'était pas si amère.

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Translations of title(s):
"Vogels Tod" = "La mort d'un oiseau"
"Auf den Tod eines Vogels" = "Sur la mort d'un oiseau"

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This text was added to the website: 2020-03-03
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