Dans la forge résonne le marteau

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by Georg Trakl (1887 - 1914)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

In der Schmiede dröhnt der Hammer

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE ITA

In der Schmiede dröhnt der Hammer
Und sie huscht am Tor vorüber.
Glührot schwingt der Knecht den Hammer
Und sie schaut wie tot hinüber.

Wie im Traum trifft sie ein Lachen;
Und sie taumelt in die Schmiede,
Scheu geduckt vor seinem Lachen,
Wie der Hammer hart und rüde.

Hell versprühn im Raum die Funken
Und mit hilfloser Geberde
Hascht sie nach den wilden Funken
Und sie stürzt betäubt zur Erde.

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Text Authorship:

by Georg Trakl (1887 - 1914), no title, appears in Gedichte 1909 -1913 , in Die junge Magd, no. 4 [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 Paul Hindemith (1895 - 1963), "In der Schmiede dröhnt der Hammer", op. 23 no. 2d (1922) [alto, flute, clarinet, string quartet], from Die junge Magd, no. 4. [ sung text verified 1 time]

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

ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , title 1: "Nella fucina batte squillante il martello", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English [singable] (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2016, (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: 12
Word count: 70

Dans la forge résonne le marteau

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

Dans la forge résonne le marteau
Et elle court devant la porte.
Le garçon rougeoyant brandit le marteau
Et comme morte elle regarde à l'intérieur.

Comme en rêve elle rencontre un sourire ;
Et elle trébuche dans la forge,
Se recroqueville , farouche devant son sourire
Comme devant le rude et brutal marteau.

Dans la pièce jaillissent les étincelles
Et avec des gestes d'impuissance
Elle tente d'attraper les sauvages étincelles
Et tombe hébétée sur le sol.

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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), no title, appears in Gedichte 1909 -1913 , in Die junge Magd, no. 4
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This text was added to the website: 2010-05-29
Line count: 12
Word count: 75