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by John Henry Mackay (1864 - 1933)
Translation © by Guy Laffaille
Heimliche Aufforderung
Language: German (Deutsch)
Auf, hebe die funkelnde Schale empor zum Mund, Und trinke beim Freudenmahle dein Herz gesund. Und wenn du sie hebst, so winke mir heimlich zu, Dann lächle ich und dann trinke ich still wie du... Und still gleich mir betrachte um uns das Heer Der [trunknen Schwätzer]1 -- verachte sie nicht zu sehr. Nein, hebe die blinkende Schale, gefüllt mit Wein, Und laß beim lärmenden Mahle sie glücklich sein. Doch hast du das Mahl genossen, den Durst gestillt, Dann verlasse der lauten Genossen festfreudiges Bild, Und wandle hinaus in den Garten zum Rosenstrauch, Dort will ich [dich dann erwarten]2 nach altem Brauch, Und will an die Brust dir sinken, eh du's [erhofft]3, Und deine Küsse trinken, wie ehmals oft, Und flechten in deine Haare der Rose Pracht. O [komme]4, du wunderbare, ersehnte Nacht!
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1 d'Albert: "trunkenen Schwätzer"; Strauss: "trunknen Zecher"
2 d'Albert: "dich erwarten"
3 Strauss: "gehofft"
4 Strauss: "komm'"
Research team for this page: Lawrence Snyder , Johann Winkler
1 d'Albert: "trunkenen Schwätzer"; Strauss: "trunknen Zecher"
2 d'Albert: "dich erwarten"
3 Strauss: "gehofft"
4 Strauss: "komm'"
Text Authorship:
- by John Henry Mackay (1864 - 1933), "Heimliche Aufforderung" [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 Eugen (Francis Charles) d'Albert (1864 - 1932), "Heimliche Aufforderung", op. 21 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1899 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949), "Heimliche Aufforderung", op. 27 (Vier Lieder) no. 3 (1894) [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Exhortació secreta", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Heimelijke uitnodiging", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Lawrence Snyder) (Rebecca Plack) , "Secret invitation", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English [singable] (John Bernhoff)
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Invitation secrète", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Invito segreto", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- JPN Japanese (日本語) (Naoyuki Okada) , "ひそかな誘い", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- LIT Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) (Giedrius Prunskus) , "Slaptas kvietimas", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Elisa Rapado) , "Invitación secreta", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Lawrence Snyder , Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 138
Invitation secrète
Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)
Élève la coupe étincelante jusqu'à ta bouche, Et bois dans ce festin joyeux pour guérir ton cœur. Et quand tu la lèves, à ce moment-là fais-moi un signe secrètement, Alors je sourirais et boirais silencieusement comme toi... Et en silence comme moi, regarde autour de nous la foule Des bavards ivres -- ne les méprise pas trop. Non, lève la coupe brillante, remplie de vin, Et laisse-les heureux au milieu du repas bruyant. Mais quand tu auras savouré le festin, apaisé ta soif, Alors quitte la scène joyeuse des compagnons bruyants Et promène-toi dehors dans le jardin jusqu'aux rosiers, Là je t'attendrai selon notre ancienne coutume. Et sur ton sein je me jetterai avant que tu l'espères Et je boirai tes baisers, comme souvent autrefois, Et j'entrelacerai dans tes cheveux la splendeur des roses. Oh, viens, nuit merveilleuse, si désirée !
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2011 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 John Henry Mackay (1864 - 1933), "Heimliche Aufforderung"
This text was added to the website: 2011-02-16
Line count: 16
Word count: 139