by
Theodor Storm (1817 - 1888)
Du schläfst
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): CAT ENG FRE
Du schläfst - so will ich leise flehen:
O schlafe sanft! und leise will ich gehen,
Daß dich nicht störe meiner Tritte Gang,
Daß du nicht hörest meiner Stimme Klang.
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- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Tu dorms", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Good night/You sleep", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Tu dors", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2007-11-28
Line count: 4
Word count: 30
Tu dorms
Language: Catalan (Català)  after the German (Deutsch)
Dorms – així suplicaré amb veu baixa:
Oh, dorm plàcidament! I sense fer fressa me n’aniré,
perquè no et molesti el soroll dels meus passos,
perquè no sentis el so de la meva veu.
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- 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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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Theodor Storm (1817 - 1888), "Du schläfst", first published 1885
This text was added to the website: 2023-04-08
Line count: 4
Word count: 34