Chuchoté l'après-midi | Soleil, automnal, ténu et hésitant

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by Georg Trakl (1887 - 1914)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

In den Nachmittag geflüstert

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Sonne, herbstlich dünn und zag,
Und das Obst fällt von den Bäumen.
Stille wohnt in blauen Räumen
Einen langen Nachmittag.

Sterbeklänge von Metall;
Und ein weißes Tier bricht nieder.
Brauner Mädchen rauhe Lieder
Sind verweht im Blätterfall.

Stirne Gottes Farben träumt,
Spürt des Wahnsinns sanfte Flügel.
Schatten drehen sich am Hügel
Von Verwesung schwarz umsäumt.

Dämmerung voll Ruh und Wein;
Traurige Guitarren rinnen.
Und zur milden Lampe drinnen
Kehrst du wie im Traume ein.

Text Authorship:

by Georg Trakl (1887 - 1914), "In den Nachmittag geflüstert", appears in Gedichte 1909 -1913 [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 Felix Wolfes (1892 - 1971), "In den Nachmittag geflüstert", 1961. [
text not verified
]

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

ENG English (Bertram Kottmann) (Walter A. Aue) , title 1: "Whispered into afternoon", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , title 1: "Chuchoté l'après-midi", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Bertram Kottmann

This text was added to the website: 2007-02-01
Line count: 16
Word count: 74

Chuchoté l'après‑midi

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

Soleil, automnal, ténu et hésitant,
Et le fruit tombe des arbres.
Le silence habite l'espace bleu
D'un après-midi sans fin.

Son de mort du métal ;
Et un animal blanc s'écroule.
Les chants rauques des filles brunes
Sont emportés dans la chute des feuilles.

Le front rêve des couleurs de Dieu,
Sent la douce aile de la folie.
Des ombres tournent sur la colline,
Ourlées d'une noire putréfaction.

Crépuscule chargé de repos et de vin ;
Des guitares tristes ruissellent.
Et dedans, vers la lampe sourde
Tu t'invites comme en rêve.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) 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 German (Deutsch) by Georg Trakl (1887 - 1914), "In den Nachmittag geflüstert", appears in Gedichte 1909 -1913
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This text was added to the website: 2010-05-29
Line count: 16
Word count: 89