Le soir | Va dormir, couche-toi, repose-toi

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by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Geh schlafen, Liebste, lege dich zur...

Language: German (Deutsch) after the Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Geh schlafen, Liebste, lege dich zur [Ruhe]¹.
Dein Kissen wird in Rosen sich verwandeln,
Das Linnentuch mit Veilchen sich bedecken,
Und nicht, Geliebte, wirst du einsam bleiben:
Es fliegen, um dein hold Gesicht zu schauen,
Zwölf Engelein herab aus Himmelsauen.

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• J. Marx

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Confirmed with Paul Heyse, Italienisches Liederbuch, Berlin: Verlag von Wilhelm Hertz (Bessersche Buchhandlung), 1860, page 6.

¹ Marx: "Ruh"

Text Authorship:

by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Rispetti, in Umbrisch, no. 6, first published 1860 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) [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 Joseph Marx (1882 - 1964), "Abends", 1912 [ baritone and piano ], from Italienisches Liederbuch, no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]
by Richard Wetz (1875 - 1935), "Gute Nacht", op. 35 (Fünf kleine Lieder für hohe Stimme mit Klavierbegleitung) no. 5 [ high voice and piano ], Leipzig: Fr. Kistner [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "In the evening", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Le soir", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2010-01-28
Line count: 6
Word count: 42

Le soir

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

Va dormir, couche-toi, repose-toi.
Ton oreiller se transformera en roses,
Ton drap se couvrira de violettes,
Et, bien-aimée tu ne resteras pas seule :
Pour voir ton gracieux visage voleront
Douze angelots descendus des prairies célestes.

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Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2021 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 Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Rispetti, in Umbrisch, no. 6, first published 1860
- Go to the text page.

Based on:

a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) [text unavailable]
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website: 2021-01-21
Line count: 6
Word count: 35