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by Gustav Falke (1853 - 1916)
Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Die Sorglichen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT FRE
Im Frühling, als der Märzwind ging,
als jeder Zweig voll Knospen hing,
da fragten sie mit Zagen:
was wird der Sommer sagen?

Und als das Korn in Fülle stand,
in lauter Sonne briet das Land,
da seufzten sie und schwiegen:
bald wird der Herbstwind fliegen.

Der Herbstwind blies die Bäume an
und ließ auch nicht ein Blatt daran.
Sie sahn sich an: dahinter
kommt nur der böse Winter.

Das war nicht eben falsch gedacht,
der Winter kam auch über Nacht.
Die armen, armen Leute,
was sorgen sie nur heute?

Sie sitzen hinterm Ofen still
und warten, ob's nicht tauen will,
und bangen sich und sorgen
um morgen.

Text Authorship:

  • by Gustav Falke (1853 - 1916) [author's text not yet checked 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 Alban Maria Johannes Berg (1885 - 1935), "Die Sorglichen", 1907 [ voice and piano ], from Jugendlieder, Vol. II (1904-08), no. 72 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Robert Kahn (1865 - 1951), "Die Sorglichen", op. 75 (45 Lieder für dreistimmigen Chor a capella) no. 19 (1924) [ three-part chorus a cappella ] [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Manuel Capdevila i Font) , "Els preocupats", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Les inquiets", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Virginia Knight

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 20
Word count: 107

Les inquiets
Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Au printemps, quand le vent de Mars soufflait,
Quand chaque branche pendait couverte de bourgeons
Alors ils demandaient avec hésitations :
Que dira l'été ?

Et quand le blé se tenait en quantité,
Qu'un clair soleil rôtissait le pays,
Alors ils soupiraient et se taisaient :
Bientôt le vent d'automne soufflerait.

Le vent d'automne soufflait dans les arbres
Et ne laissaient pas une feuille sur eux.
Ils se regardaient : là derrière
Arrive maintenant le diabolique hiver.

Ce n'était pas vraiment faux,
L'hiver arrivait aussi pendant la nuit.
Les pauvres, pauvres gens,
Qu'est-ce qui les soucie aujourd'hui ?

Ils sont assis tranquillement derrière le poêle
Et attendent si la rosée tombera ou non,
Ils ont peur et se font du souci
Pour demain.

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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  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Gustav Falke (1853 - 1916)
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This text was added to the website: 2011-06-04
Line count: 20
Word count: 118

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