Profond repos, ô profond repos !

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by Georg Trakl (1887 - 1914)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Tiefe Ruh ‑ o tiefe Ruh!

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Tiefe Ruh - o tiefe Ruh!
Keine fromme Glocke läutet,
Süße Schmerzensmutter du -
Deinen Frieden todgeweitet.

Schließ mit deinen kühlen, guten
Händen alle Wunden zu -
Daß nach innen sie verbluten -
Süße Schmerzensmutter - du!

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Text Authorship:

by Georg Trakl (1887 - 1914), no title, appears in Gesang zur Nacht, 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 Cesar Bresgen (1913 - 1988), "Tiefe Ruh", 1962 [ baritone and piano ], from Vier Lieder für Bariton und Klavier, nach Gedichten von Georg Trakl, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
by Ernst Ludwig Leitner (b. 1943), "Tiefe Ruh", 1978, first performed 1979 [ low voice, flute, and harp ], from Gesang zur Nacht. 12 Gesänge nach Gedichten von Georg Trakl, no. 5, self published: Edition 43 [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2010-10-29
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Profond repos, ô profond repos !

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

Profond repos, ô profond repos !
Pas une pieuse cloche ne sonne,
Douce mère des douleurs,
Ta paix de mort amplifiée.

Ferme toute blessure
De tes mains froides et bonnes,
Pour qu'elles saignent à mort en-dedans,
Douce mère des douleurs, toi !

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Georg Trakl (1887 - 1914), no title, appears in Gesang zur Nacht, no. 5
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This text was added to the website: 2011-04-04
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