L'ami | Celui qui dort sur les vagues

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by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Wer auf den Wogen schliefe

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE FRE ITA

Wer auf den Wogen schliefe,
ein sanft gewiegtes Kind,
kennt nicht des Lebens Tiefe,
vor süßem Träumen blind.

Doch wen die Stürme fassen
zu wildem Tanz und Fest,
wen hoch auf dunklen Straßen
die falsche Welt verläßt:

Der lernt sich wacker rühren,
durch Nacht und Klippen hin -
lernt der das Steuer führen
mit sichrem, ernstem Sinn.

Der ist von echtem Kerne,
erprobt zu Lust und Pein,
der glaubt an Gott und Sterne,
der soll mein Schiffmann sein!

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Text Authorship:

by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), no title, appears in Gedichte, in 3. Zeitlieder, in Die Freunde, no. 1 [author's text not yet checked 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 August Püringer , "Der Freund", op. 1 (5 Gedichte für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1899 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Fritzsch [sung text not yet checked]
by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Der Freund", 1886-8 [ voice and piano ], from Eichendorff-Lieder, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "L'amic", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The friend", copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "L'ami", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Stéphane Goldet) (Pierre de Rosamel) , "L'ami", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "L'amico", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 77

L'ami

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

Celui qui dort sur les vagues,
Tel un enfant doucement bercé,
Ne connaît pas les profondeurs de la vie,
Est aveugle devant les rêves chéris.

Mais lorsque la tempête vous entraîne
Dans une danse sauvage et dans la fête,
Lorsque par dessus les sombres rues
Le monde fallacieux vous abandonne :

Celui qui bravement apprend à se mouvoir,
Dans la nuit et parmi les falaises,
Apprend à manœuvrer la barre
Avec un jugement sûr et sage.

Celui qui au plus profond de lui-même
A éprouvé plaisir et peine,
Qui croit en Dieu et aux étoiles,
Celui-là doit être mon timonier !

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2009 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 German (Deutsch) by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), no title, appears in Gedichte, in 3. Zeitlieder, in Die Freunde, no. 1
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-28
Line count: 16
Word count: 99