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Eine blasse Wäscherin Wäscht zur Nachtzeit bleiche Tücher; Nackte, silberweiße Arme Streckt sie nieder in die Flut. Durch die Lichtung schleichen Winde, Leis bewegen sie den Strom. Eine blasse Wäscherin Wäscht zur Nachtzeit bleiche Tücher. Und die sanfte Magd des Himmels, Von den Zweigen zart umschmeichelt, Breitet auf die dunklen Wiesen ihre lichtgewobnen Linnen - Eine blasse Wäscherin.
Text Authorship:
- by Otto Erich Hartleben (1864 - 1905), "Eine blasse Wäscherin", appears in Pierrot lunaire, Berlin, Verlag Deutscher Phantasten, first published 1893 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Émile Albert Kayenberg (1860 - 1929), as Albert Giraud, "Lune au lavoir", appears in Pierrot lunaire, first published 1884
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Arnold Franz Walter Schoenberg (1874 - 1951), "Eine blasse Wäscherin", op. 21 no. 4 (1912), from Pierrot lunaire, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Otto Vrieslander (1880 - 1950), "Eine blasse Wäscherin", 1905?, published 1905 [ medium voice and piano ], from Pierrot lunaire, Dichtungen von A. Giraud ins deutstche übertragen von O. E. Hartleben, no. 21, München, Heinrich Lewy [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CHI Chinese (中文) (Yan-Jiang Che) , "一位蒼白的洗衣婦", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Mimmi Fulmer) (Ric Merritt) , "A pale washerwoman", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Une lavandière pâle", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Una pallida lavandaia", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- NYN Norwegian (Nynorsk) (Are Frode Søholt) , "Den bleike vaskarjenta", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-16
Line count: 13
Word count: 57
Une lavandière pâle Lave des linges blafards pendant la nuit, Ses bras nus, blancs comme l'argent, Elle les étend dans les flots. À travers la clairière les vents se faufilent, Doucement ils agitent la rivière. Une lavandière pâle Lave des linges blafards pendant la nuit, Et la douce servante du ciel Délicatement flattée par les branches Étend sur les prairies sombres Son linge tissé de lumière, Une lavandière pâle.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2012 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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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Otto Erich Hartleben (1864 - 1905), "Eine blasse Wäscherin", appears in Pierrot lunaire, Berlin, Verlag Deutscher Phantasten, first published 1893
Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Émile Albert Kayenberg (1860 - 1929), as Albert Giraud, "Lune au lavoir", appears in Pierrot lunaire, first published 1884
This text was added to the website: 2012-04-15
Line count: 13
Word count: 69