Die Weinende
Language: German (Deutsch) after the English
Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE
Ich [seh]1 dich weinen! ach! die Zähre
Schwamm auf des Auges Blau;
Und dieses Auge, dacht' ich, [wäre]2
Ein Veilchen, naß vom Thau.
Ich sah dich lächeln; Saphirschimmer
Trat matt vor dir zurück,
Den regen Glanz erreicht' er nimmer,
Der strahlt aus deinem Blick.
Wie Wolken von der Sonn' empfangen
Ein tiefes mildes Licht,
Und kommt der Abend auch gegangen,
Ganz nimmt er's ihnen nicht:
So leihet seine eig'ne Wonne
Dieß Lächeln selbst dem Schmerz,
Ein Glühen bleibt von dieser Sonne,
Das süß durchströmt das Herz!
Available sung texts: (what is this?)
• R. Schumann R. Schumann sets stanza 1
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Confirmed with Julius Körner (translator), Lord Byron’s Poesien, Erstes Bändchen, Zwickau: im Verlage der Gebrüder Schumann, 1821, page 16
1 Schumann: "sah"
2 Schumann: "wär' "
Text Authorship:
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Die Weinende", 1827/28, stanza 1 [ voice and piano ], from Elf Jugendlieder, no. 1, note: published as "op. posth. 21", no. 2, in 1933, Wien (Vienna), Universal Edition [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La plorosa", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De wenende", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The weeping woman", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "En pleurant", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust
[Administrator] , Sharon Krebs
[Guest Editor] This text was added to the website: 2003-10-19
Line count: 16
Word count: 88
En pleurant
Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)
Je t'ai vue pleurer ! Ah !
Les larmes baignaient le bleu de tes yeux,
Et ces yeux, pensais-je,
Étaient une violette humide de rosée.
Je t'ai vue rire,
L'éclat du saphir devenait terne à côté de toi ;
Il n'atteignait jamais ce brillant en mouvement
Qui rayonnait de ton regard.
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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This text was added to the website: 2010-10-11
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