Ô comme j'aime apprendre la douceur

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by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

O wie gerne lern ich Milde

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: FRE

O wie gerne lern ich Milde,
liebes Herz, von deinem Munde,
folge dir in stillem Bunde
in geläuterte Gefilde!

Und wir schaun zurück zusammen
auf die Welt, samt ihrem Schelten,
und anstatt sie zu verdammen,
lassen wir sie gehn und gelten.

Confirmed with Christian Morgenstern, Wir fanden einen Pfad. Gedichte, München: R. Piper & Co Verlag, 1966, page 25

Text Authorship:

by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "O wie gerne lern ich Milde", appears in Wir fanden einen Pfad, first published 1914 [author's text checked 2 times 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 Yrjö Henrik Kilpinen (1892 - 1959), "O wie gerne lern ich Milde" [sung text not yet checked]

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

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: 2004-11-30
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Word count: 41

Ô comme j'aime apprendre la douceur

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

Ô comme j'aime apprendre la douceur,
cher cœur, de ta bouche,
te suivre en une silencieuse union
en des paysages épurés!

Et ensemble nous tournerons nos regards
sur le monde, avec ses querelles,
et au lieu de le condamner,
nous le laisserons tourner.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "O wie gerne lern ich Milde", appears in Wir fanden einen Pfad, first published 1914
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This text was added to the website: 2011-08-16
Line count: 8
Word count: 43