by
Stefan George (1868 - 1933)
Wenn ich heut nicht deinen leib berühre
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): CAT ENG FRE ITA
Wenn ich heut nicht deinen leib berühre
Wird der faden meiner seele reissen
Wie zu sehr gespannte sehne.
Liebe zeichen seien trauerflöre
Mir der leidet seit ich dir gehöre.
Richte ob mir solche qual gebühre ·
Kühlung sprenge mir dem fieberheissen
Der ich wankend draussen lehne.
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Stefan George, Die Bücher der Hirten- und Preisgedichte, der Sagen und Sänge und der hängenden Gärten. Gesamt-Ausgabe der Werke, Band 3, Berlin, 1930, page 106.
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Si avui no toco el teu cos", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "If I do not touch your body today", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Se oggi non mi sarà dato di sfiorare il tuo corpo", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Si cette nuit je ne touche pas ton corps
Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch)
Si cette nuit je ne touche pas ton corps,
Le fil de mon âme se cassera
Comme une corde trop tendue.
Cher signe tu es un brassard de deuil
Pour moi, qui souffre, car je t'appartiens.
Juge si une telle torture m'est due,
Arrose-moi d'un rafraîchissement, moi qui brûle de fièvre,
Moi qui m'appuie en titubant dehors.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2009 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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