Mes chants | Quand mon cœur commence à chanter

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by Adolf Frey (1855 - 1920)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Meine Lieder

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG ENG FRE ITA

Wenn mein Herz beginnt zu klingen
Und den Tönen löst die Schwingen,
Schweben vor mir her und wieder
Bleiche Wonnen, unvergessen
Und die Schatten von Zypressen -
Dunkel klingen meine Lieder!

Text Authorship:

by Adolf Frey (1855 - 1920), appears in Gedichte, in Von der Kunst, Leipzig, first published 1886 [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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Meine Lieder", op. 106 (Fünf Lieder) no. 4 (1888), published 1888 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Simrock [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Les meves cançons", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Mijn liederen", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "My songs", copyright ©
ENG English (Joachim Reinhuber) , "My songs", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Mes chants", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "I miei canti", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 6
Word count: 30

Mes chants

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

Quand mon cœur commence à chanter
Et que la vibration libère les sons,
Ils volent devant moi, ici et là,
Pâles délices, inoubliés,
À l'ombre des cyprès -
Sombre est le son de mes chants !

Text Authorship:

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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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Adolf Frey (1855 - 1920), appears in Gedichte, in Von der Kunst, Leipzig, first published 1886
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This text was added to the website: 2010-06-25
Line count: 6
Word count: 34