L'air | Un jour l'air était sur le point de mourir

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by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Die Luft

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: FRE

   (Herrn Dr. Lärmschutz-Lessing)

Die Luft war einst dem Sterben nah.

"Hilf mir, mein himmlischer Papa",
so rief sie mit sehr trübem Blick,
"ich werde dumm, ich werde dick;
du weißt ja sonst für alles Rat -
schick mich auf Reisen, in ein Bad,
auch saure Milch wird gern empfohlen;-
wenn nicht - lass ich den Teufel holen!"

Der Herr, sich scheuend vor Blamage,
erfand für sie die - Tonmassage.

Es gibt seitdem die Welt, die - schreit.
Wobei die Luft famos gedeiht.

Text Authorship:

by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Die Luft", appears in Galgenlieder [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 Richard Farber (b. 1945), "Die Luft", from Galgenlieder, no. 35 [sung text not yet checked]
by Josef Zilch (b. 1928), "Die Luft" [ voice and piano ], from Vier Lieder nach Gedichten von Christian Morgenstern, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]

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

FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "L'air", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2008-07-30
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Word count: 79

L'air

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

    (À Monsieur le docteur Lärmschutz-Lessing)

Un jour l'air était sur le point de mourir.

« Aide-moi, mon papa céleste »
cria-t-il avec un regard très troublé,
« je deviens idiot, je deviens épais ;
d'habitude, tu es de bon conseil --
envoie-moi en voyage, ou aux bains,
du babeurre serait aussi bien recommandé ;
sinon, je ferai appel au diable ! »

Le Seigneur, appréhendant cette honte,
lui inventa le massage acoustique.

Depuis il y a le monde qui pousse des cris.
Par quoi l'air prospère épatamment.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Die Luft", appears in Galgenlieder
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This text was added to the website: 2011-10-22
Line count: 13
Word count: 84