La llauradora Pena | Damunt el front de la terra

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by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914)

Translation © by Salvador Pila

Pflügerin Sorge

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT

Über der Erde Stirne,
durch Tag und Nacht,
pflügt ein hagres Weib
hin und her ...
Wilde Stiere,
kaum zu hemmen, ziehn,
reißen ihre Pflugschar durch den Grund:
Doch je rasender die Nacken zerrn,
nur so tiefer drückt den Baum sie ein.

Über der Erde Stirne,
durch Tag und Nacht,
führt Frau Sorge
Furche, Furche, Furche ...
Leidenschaften,
kaum zu zähmen, ziehn,
reißen ihre Pflugschar durch den Grund:
Doch je wilder die Dämonen zerrn,
nur so tiefer gräbt den Stahl sie ein.

Text Authorship:

by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Pflügerin Sorge" [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 Max Reger (1873 - 1916), "Pflügerin Sorge", op. 62 (Sechzehn Gesänge) no. 15 (1901) [ medium voice, piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La llauradora Pena", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2004-11-27
Line count: 18
Word count: 80

La llauradora Pena

Language: Catalan (Català) after the German (Deutsch)

Damunt el front de la terra,
a través de la nit i el dia,
una dona magra llaura
d’una banda a l’altra...
Braus salvatges,
refrenats a penes, tiren,
arrosseguen llur rella a través de la terra:
però quan més furiosament llurs bescolls estreben,
més profund els oprimeix el jou.

Damunt el front de la terra,
a través de la nit i el dia,
llaura la senyora Pena
solc rere solc...
Les passions
amansides a penes, tiren,
arrosseguen llur rella a través de la terra:
però quan més ferotges els dimonis estreben,
més profundament els enterra l’arada.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2023 by Salvador Pila, (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 German (Deutsch) by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Pflügerin Sorge"
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This text was added to the website: 2023-10-06
Line count: 18
Word count: 96