by
Gustav Falke (1853 - 1916)
Viola d'amour
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: CAT ENG FRE
Holde Königin der Geigen,
der die Liebe Namen lieh,
Liebe spielt dich zart und eigen,
lockt und löst aus Traum und Schweigen
süße Melodie.
Liebesgeige, alles schönen,
alles tiefsten Zaubers reich,
Schmerz und Schmerzen zu versöhnen,
stimmst du mit den Silbertönen
Herz zu Herzen weich.
Und ich hör' dein Liedchen singen,
wie ein Hauch, ein Seufzer nur,
schwirrt es, und die Lüfte klingen
zärtlich unter seinen Schwingen,
Viola d'amour!
Confirmed with Gesammelte Dichtungen von Gustav Falke, Dritter Band: Der Frühlingsreiter, Hamburg und Berlin, Alfred Janssen, 1912, pages 16-17.
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- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Viola d'amor", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , "Viola d'amour", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Viole d'amour", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Word count: 69
Viola d'amor
Language: Catalan (Català)  after the German (Deutsch)
Encisadora reina dels violins,
que manllevares el nom de l’amor,
l’amor et fa tocar, tendra i singularment,
de somnis i silencis atraus i acordes
dolces melodies.
Viola d’amor, rica del més bell,
del més profund encís,
per conciliar penes i dolors,
parles amb sons d’argent
per entendrir els cors.
I jo sento sonar el teu cant,
com un alè, un sospir tan sols,
brunzeix, i l’aire ressona
tendrament sota les seves ales,
viola d’amor!
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This text was added to the website: 2023-11-04
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Word count: 74