Chant funèbre | Ah, Dieu, un chant funèbre s'accorde à mon cœur

Attention! Some of this material is not in the public domain.

It is illegal to copy and distribute our copyright-protected material without permission. It is also illegal to reprint copyright texts or translations without the name of the author or translator.

To inquire about permissions and rates, contact Emily Ezust at licenses@email.lieder.example.net

If you wish to reprint translations, please make sure you include the names of the translators in your email. They are below each translation.

Note: You must use the copyright symbol © when you reprint copyright-protected material.

by Ricarda Octavia Huch (1864 - 1947)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Ach Gott, ein Grablied meinem Herzen...

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: FRE

Ach Gott, ein Grablied meinem Herzen stimmt,
Weil von der Erde nun es Abschied nimmt.

Verschworen hat's den argen Mummenschanz,
Den Schleier nimmt es and den Rosenkranz.

Ins Kloster geht's, die Kutte legt es an,
Ein Heilger wird's, zu dem man beten kann.

Einst tanzt es als ein Sternlein hoch im Blau;
Hernieder fiel es und erlosch im Tau.

Ein Schwärmer stieg's in die entzückte Luft,
Versprühte buntes Licht; nun ist's verpufft!

Johanniskäfer war's und glühte schön;
Nun ist's ein Würmchen, häßlich anzusehn.

Wie Nachtigall sang's Liebe immerzu;
Ein Käuzchen ward es nun and ruft schuhu.

About the headline (FAQ)

Text Authorship:

by Ricarda Octavia Huch (1864 - 1947), no title, appears in Neue Gedichte (Liebesgedichte), first published 1907 [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):

[ None yet in the database ]

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

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

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-02-20
Line count: 14
Word count: 96

Chant funèbre

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

Ah, Dieu, un chant funèbre s'accorde à mon cœur,
Car maintenant il doit prendre congé de la terre.

Il a conjuré la méchante mascarade
Et pris le voile et le chapelet.

Il entre au cloître, endosse le froc,
Il deviendra un saint que l'on pourra prier.

Naguère il dansait comme une petite étoile dans le ciel ;
Ici-bas, il est tombé et s'est éteint dans la rosée.

Rêveur il s'élevait dans l'air enchanté,
Pulvérisait une lumière multicolore, maintenant il est évanoui !

C'était un ver luisant, et il brillait joliment ;
Maintenant c'est un vermisseau, hideux à voir.

Comme un rossignol, il chantait sans cesse l'amour ;
Il est devenu maintenant un chat huant et crie houhou.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2011 by Pierre Mathé, (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.
Contact: licenses@email.lieder.example.net

Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Ricarda Octavia Huch (1864 - 1947), no title, appears in Neue Gedichte (Liebesgedichte), first published 1907
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website: 2011-11-06
Line count: 14
Word count: 113