Ma vie | Ma vie, ce n'est guère une vie

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by Theodor Fontane (1819 - 1898)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Mein Leben

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: FRE

Mein Leben, ein Leben ist es kaum,
Ich geh durch die Straßen als wie im Traum.
Wie Schatten huschen die Menschen hin,
Ich selber ein Schatten dazwischen bin.
Und im Herzen tiefe Müdigkeit,
Alles mahnt mich, es ist Zeit.

Text Authorship:

by Theodor Fontane (1819 - 1898), "Mein Leben" [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 Hans Fleischer (1896 - 1981), "Mein Leben", op. 128 (6 Lieder für mittlere Stimme und Klavier) no. 2 (1960) [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
by Klaus Miehling (b. 1963), "Mein Leben", op. 298 no. 3 (2019), from Drei Lieder nach Theodor Fontane, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Ma vie", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2008-02-07
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Word count: 39

Ma vie

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

Ma vie, ce n'est guère une vie,
Je vais par les rues comme en rêve,,
Les hommes passent comme des ombres,
Je suis moi-même une ombre parmi elles,
Et j'ai au cœur une profonde lassitude,
Tout me rappelle que c'est l'heure.

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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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a text in German (Deutsch) by Theodor Fontane (1819 - 1898), "Mein Leben"
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This text was added to the website: 2010-11-20
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