Avant le suicide | Les feuilles tombent découragées, un épais brouillard

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by Aleksandr Nikolayevich Brandt

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Перед самоубийством

Language: Russian (Русский) after the German (Deutsch)

Our translations: FRE ITA

Уныло сыплются листы. Густой туман 
пруд застилает. Гуси дикие кричат испуганно
на озере, опять кричат.

Сны мрачные витают над моей главой,
на сердце тяжесть. через год, когда раздастся 
снова крик гусей, я не услышу их.

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Text Authorship:

by Aleksandr Nikolayevich Brandt , appears in Японская лирика (Japonskaja lirika), first published 1912 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946), "Trübes Lied", appears in Japanischer Frühling / Nachdichtungen Japanischer Lyrik
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Based on:

a text in Japanese (日本語) by Ohotsuno Ozi (663 - 686) [text unavailable]
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich (1906 - 1975), "Перед самоубийством", op. 21 no. 2 (1928) [ tenor and orchestra ], from Шесть романсов на слова японских поэтов (Shest' romansov na slova japonskikh po`etov) = Six romances on texts by Japanese poets, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Avant le suicide", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Prima del suicidio", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2008-05-20
Line count: 6
Word count: 35

Avant le suicide

Language: French (Français) after the Russian (Русский)

Les feuilles tombent découragées, un épais brouillard 
recouvre l'étang. Les oies sauvages crient effrayées
sur le lac, crient encore.
Des rêves sombres sur ma tête et un poids sur mon cœur.
Une année passera avant que le cri des oies résonne à nouveau,
Mais je ne l'entendrai pas.

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Translation from Russian (Русский) to French (Français) copyright © 2008 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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Based on:

a text in Russian (Русский) by Aleksandr Nikolayevich Brandt , appears in Японская лирика (Japonskaja lirika), first published 1912
- Go to the text page.

Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946), "Trübes Lied", appears in Japanischer Frühling / Nachdichtungen Japanischer Lyrik
- Go to the text page.

Based on:

a text in Japanese (日本語) by Ohotsuno Ozi (663 - 686) [text unavailable]
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website: 2008-05-20
Line count: 6
Word count: 48