Lénore, le jour est affreux et gris | Lénore, le jour est affreux et gris

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by Carl Ewald (1856 - 1908)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Lenore, Dagen er grim og graa

Language: Danish (Dansk)

Our translations: FRE

Lenore, Dagen er grim og graa,
jeg kan ikke bære dens Tynge,
jeg hører ikke dens Klokker slaa
og ikke dens Fugle synge.

Lenore, lille, min Frue fin,
saa dejligt dit Øje straaler.
Lenore, skænk mig din gyldne Vin 
af Nattens duftende Skaaler.

De blankeste Stjerner paa os ser,
Violerne blaaner i Vange.
Lenore, kys mig, kys mig mer,
og kys mig de tusinde Gange.

Text Authorship:

by Carl Ewald (1856 - 1908), appears in Den gamle stue, first published 1895 [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 Christian Sinding (1856 - 1941), "Lenore, Dagen er grim og graa", op. 50 (Danske viser og sange (Dänische Weisen und Lieder)) no. 7, published 1899 [ medium voice and piano ], Leipzig, W. Hansen, also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Eugen von Enzberg (1858 - 1908) , "Lenore, der Tag ist grau und bang", appears in Die alte Stube, first published 1899 ; composed by Christian Sinding, Alfred Tofft.

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

FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Lénore, le jour est affreux et gris", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2009-08-04
Line count: 12
Word count: 65

Lénore, le jour est affreux et gris

Language: French (Français) after the Danish (Dansk)

Lénore, le jour est affreux et gris,
Je ne peux supporter son fardeau,
Je n'entends pas le sacristain sonner,
Ni les oiseaux chanter.

Lénore, ma petite, ma mignonne femme,
Tes yeux brillent si joliment.
Lénore, verse-moi ton vin doré
Dans la coupe parfumée de la nuit.

Au-dessus de nous brillent les étoiles,
Les violettes bleuissent dans les champs.
Lénore, embrasse-moi, embrasse-moi encore,
Et embrasse-moi des milliers de fois.

Text Authorship:

Translation from Danish (Dansk) to French (Français) copyright © 2010 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 Danish (Dansk) by Carl Ewald (1856 - 1908), appears in Den gamle stue, first published 1895
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This text was added to the website: 2010-03-25
Line count: 12
Word count: 68