Insolent et joyeux | Mon cœur dédaigne le tourment de l'amour

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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Liebesqual verschmäht mein Herz

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE ITA

Liebesqual verschmäht mein Herz,
Sanften Jammer, süßen Schmerz;
Nur vom Tücht'gen will ich wissen,
Heißem [Äuglen]¹, derben Küssen.
Sei ein armer Hund erfrischt
Von der Lust, mit Pein gemischt!
Mädchen, gib der frischen Brust
Nichts von Pein und alle Lust.

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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Frech und froh", appears in Goethe's Werke. Vollständige Ausgabe, letzter Hand, Band III, in 5. Epigrammatisch [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 Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Frech und froh II", published 1891 [ voice and piano ], from Goethe-Lieder, no. 17, Mainz, Schott [sung text checked 1 time]

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , no title, copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Insolent et joyeux", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Insolente e allegro II", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Word count: 42

Insolent et joyeux

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

Mon cœur dédaigne le tourment de l'amour,
La douce détresse, l'aimable chagrin ;
Je veux connaître seulement la vaillance,
Les regards brûlants, les baisers profonds.
Qu'un pauvre chien se rafraîchisse
En mêlant le plaisir avec le tourment.
Filles, donnez à mon coeur frais
Rien du tourment et tout du plaisir.

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Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2010 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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a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Frech und froh", appears in Goethe's Werke. Vollständige Ausgabe, letzter Hand, Band III, in 5. Epigrammatisch
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This text was added to the website: 2010-01-10
Line count: 8
Word count: 49