Ainsi donc retentissez, vagues écumantes

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by Johann Ludwig Tieck (1773 - 1853)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

So tönet denn, schäumende Wellen

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA LIT TUR

So tönet denn, schäumende Wellen,
Und windet euch rund um mich her!
Mag Unglück doch laut um mich bellen,
Erbost sein das grausame Meer!

Ich lache den stürmenden Wettern,
Verachte den Zorngrimm der Flut;
O, mögen mich Felsen zerschmettern!
Denn nimmer wird es gut.

Nicht klag' ich, und mag ich nun scheitern,
Im wäßrigen Tiefen vergehn!
Mein Blick wird sich nie mehr erheitern,
Den Stern meiner Liebe zu sehn.

So wälzt euch bergab mit Gewittern,
Und raset, ihr Stürme, mich an,
Daß Felsen an Felsen zersplittern!
Ich bin ein verlorener Mann.

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Text Authorship:

by Johann Ludwig Tieck (1773 - 1853), no title, appears in Liebesgeschichte der schönen Magelone und des Grafen Peter von Provence, no. 11, chapter heading: "Wie Peter die schöne Magelone verließ" [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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Verzweiflung", op. 33 no. 10 (1861-65), published 1865 [ voice and piano ], from Die schöne Magelone. Romanzen aus L. Tiecks Magelone, no. 10, Winterthur, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Desesperança", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Vertwijfeling", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , no title, copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Disperazione", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
LIT Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) (Giedrius Prunskus) , "Abejonė", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
TUR Turkish (Türkçe) (Gül Sabar) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Word count: 91

Ainsi donc retentissez, vagues écumantes

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

Ainsi donc retentissez, vagues écumantes,
Et venez vous enrouler autour de moi !
Le malheur peut bien hurler après moi,
La mer cruelle être exaspérée !

Je me ris de la tempête,
Je méprise  la colère des flots ;
Ô que ne puis-je me fracasser sur les rochers !
Car cela ne va jamais s'améliorer.

Je ne me plains pas, et peux bien faire naufrage,
Et disparaître dans les profondeurs liquides !
Mon regard ne se réjouira plus jamais
À la vue de l'étoile de mon amour.

Alors, orages, abattez-vous,
Et vous, tempêtes, foncez sur moi,
Que les rochers me pulvérisent !
Je suis un homme perdu !

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Ludwig Tieck (1773 - 1853), no title, appears in Liebesgeschichte der schönen Magelone und des Grafen Peter von Provence, no. 11, chapter heading: "Wie Peter die schöne Magelone verließ"
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This text was added to the website: 2010-12-03
Line count: 16
Word count: 101