Violettes de mars | Le ciel se voûte si pur et clair

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by Hans Christian Andersen (1805 - 1875)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Martsviolerne

Language: Danish (Dansk)

Our translations: FRE

Sig himlen hvælver så ren og klar,
isblomster fryser på rudens glar;
 
i solens flamme så smukt de stå;
en yngling sidder og ser derpå.
 
Men som han på de blomster ser,
to pigeøjne derude ler;
 
så skønne blomster han aldrig så;
to martsvioler så smukke blå.
 
Isblomsten smelter ved kindens brand.
- Vorherre hjælpe den unge mand!

Text Authorship:

by Hans Christian Andersen (1805 - 1875), "Martsviolerne" [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 Niels Wilhelm Gade (1817 - 1890), "Martsviolerne" [ voice and piano ], from Tre digte af H. C. Andersen, no. 2, also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 - 1838) , "Märzveilchen", appears in Lieder und lyrisch epische Gedichte, in Nach dem Dänischen von Andersen, no. 1 ; composed by Robert Emmerich, Niels Wilhelm Gade, Louis Samson, Robert Schumann.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Violettes de mars", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Violettes de mars

Language: French (Français) after the Danish (Dansk)

Le ciel se voûte si pur et clair,
Une fleur de givre est là
Sur la vitre, si belle dans le soleil flamboyant,
Vient un jeune homme qui la voit.

Mais alors qu'il regarde la fleur,
Au‑dehors, deux yeux de fille rient ;
De si belles fleurs, il n'avait jamais vu,
Deux violettes de mars d'un si beau bleu.

Le feu de ses joues fait fondre la fleur de givre,
Puisse Notre Seigneur aider le jeune homme !

Text Authorship:

Translation from Danish (Dansk) to French (Français) copyright © 2008 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 Danish (Dansk) by Hans Christian Andersen (1805 - 1875), "Martsviolerne"
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This text was added to the website: 2008-05-03
Line count: 10
Word count: 76