Le royaume silencieux | Il y a un royaume silencieux

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by Karl Busse (1872 - 1918)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Das stille Königreich

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT FRE

Es gibt ein stilles Königreich,
ist keinem Land der Erde gleich,
liegt über Wolken und Winden.
O weh, wer wird es finden?
Und wer es findt, ich sag es dir:
Wer so in Sehnsucht lebt wie wir.

Text Authorship:

by Karl Busse (1872 - 1918) [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), "Das stille Königreich", 1908 [ voice and piano ], from Jugendlieder, Vol. II (1904-08), no. 78 [sung text checked 1 time]
by Philippine Schick (1893 - 1970), "Das stille Königreich", op. 12 no. 1 (1924), first performed 1925 [ bass or baritone and piano ], from Lieder der Sehsucht, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Manuel Capdevila i Font) , "El regne pacífic", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Le royaume silencieux", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 37

Le royaume silencieux

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

Il y a un royaume silencieux,
aucun pays sur la terre n'est son égal,
il est au-dessus des nuages et des vents.
Oh, hélas, qui le trouvera ?
Et à celui qui le trouvera je dis :
Qu'il vit comme nous dans la nostalgie.

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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 Karl Busse (1872 - 1918)
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This text was added to the website: 2011-06-08
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Word count: 42