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by August von Platen-Hallermünde (1796 - 1835)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Was lehnst du dich voll Traurigkeit

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: FRE

Was lehnst du [dich]¹ voll Traurigkeit
An diesen Blütenbaum?
Ich denk' an meine Blütezeit,
An meinen Jugendtraum.

Der Jüngling ist zum Mann gereift,
Drob zagt des Mannes Brust?
Sind erst die Blüten abgestreift,
Erschlafft des Lebens Lust.

Du schlürfest aus der Wahrheit Quell.
Dem besten Forscher gleich!
Doch nimmer stralt mir sonnenhell
Der Liebe Feenreich.

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¹ Goldschmidt: "doch"; further changes may exist not noted above.

Text Authorship:

by August von Platen-Hallermünde (1796 - 1835), "Flucht der Jugend" [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 Algernon Bennet Langton Ashton (1859 - 1937), "Was lehnst du dich voll Traurigkeit", op. 138 (Acht Lieder) no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
by A. von Biegeleben , "Flucht der Jugend", published 1882 [ medium voice and piano ], from Sechs Lieder, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
by Adalbert von Goldschmidt (1848 - 1906), "Frage", published 1891 [ voice and piano ], from 6 Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 2, Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]

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

FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Fuite de la jeunesse", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2009-05-15
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Fuite de la jeunesse

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

Pourquoi t'appuies-tu, empli de tristesse,
À cet arbre en fleurs ?
Je pense au temps de ma jeunesse,
Aux rêves de ma jeunesse.

L'adolescent est devenu un homme mûr,
Est-ce pour cela que l'homme manque de cœur ?
Les fleurs à peine tombées,
Les plaisirs de la vie s'affaiblissent.

Tu t'abreuves à la source de vérité,
Tel le meilleur explorateur !
Mais jamais ne m'éclaire le brillant soleil
Du féérique royaume de l'amour.

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This text was added to the website: 2011-08-31
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Word count: 70