À Anna II | Je ne suis pas dans la vallée de ma douce patrie

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by Justinus (Andreas Christian) Kerner (1786 - 1862)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Nicht im Tale der süßen Heimat

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

Nicht im Tale der süßen Heimat,
Beim Gemurmel der Silberquelle -
Bleich getragen aus dem Schlachtfeld
Denk' ich dein, du süßes Leben!

All die Freunde sind gefallen,
Sollt' ich weilen hier der eine?
Nein! schon naht der bleiche Bote,
Der mich leitet zur süßen Heimat.

Flecht ins Haar den Kranz der Hochzeit,
Halt bereit die Brautgewande
Und die vollen, duft'gen Schalen:
Denn wir kehren alle wieder
In das Tal der süßen Heimat.

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• R. Schumann

R. Schumann sets stanzas 1-2

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Text Authorship:

by Justinus (Andreas Christian) Kerner (1786 - 1862), no title, appears in Gedichte, in Die lyrischen Gedichte, in Episteln, no. 5 [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 Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "An Anna II", 1827-28, stanzas 1-2 [ voice and piano ], from Elf Jugendlieder, no. 7, first published in 1893 by Brahms in the supplement of the old Schumann-Gesamtausgabe [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "A Anna II", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Aan Anna II", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "To Anna", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "À Anna II", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 13
Word count: 71

À Anna II

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

Je ne suis pas dans la vallée de ma douce patrie,
Près du murmure de la source argentée,
Mais emporté, pâle, du champ de bataille,
Je pense à toi, ma douce vie !

Tous mes amis sont tombés,
Devrais-je rester seul ici ?
Non ! le pâle messager approche déjà,
Pour me guider vers la douce patrie.

Tresse dans tes cheveux la couronne des noces,
Prépare ta toilette de mariée
Et les coupes pleines et parfumées :
Car nous allons tous revenir
Dans la vallée de la chère patrie.

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 Justinus (Andreas Christian) Kerner (1786 - 1862), no title, appears in Gedichte, in Die lyrischen Gedichte, in Episteln, no. 5
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This text was added to the website: 2010-10-20
Line count: 13
Word count: 85