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by Karl Federn (1868 - 1943)
Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Jugend, du große, lüsterne, liebende!
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the English 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
Jugend, du große, [lüsterne]1, liebende! --
Jugend voll Anmut -- Jugend voll Kraft und Zauber!
Weißt du, daß das Alter nach dir kommt?
Daß es kommen kann mit [gleicher Anmut]2, gleicher Kraft und gleichem Zauber?

Du vollerblühter glänzender Tag! --
Tag der Sonne, Tag des Lachens, Tag [des Ehrgeizes]3, Tag der Taten!
Die Nacht kommt schnell mit Millionen [Sonnen]4,
  mit Schlaf und [mit]2 süßem Dunkel!

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

•   J. Marx 

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Copied from Die Lyrik des Auslandes in neuerer Zeit, ed. Hans Bethge, Leipzig: Max Hesses Verlag, 1907, pages 16-17.
1 Marx: "sehnende"
2 omitted by Marx
3 Marx: "der Liebe"
4 Marx: "Sternen"

Text Authorship:

  • by Karl Federn (1868 - 1943), "Jugend, Tag, Alter und Nacht" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in English by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892), no title, appears in Leaves of Grass, in Great are the Myths, no. 1, stanzas 3 and 4
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Joseph Marx (1882 - 1964), "Jugend und Alter", 1909, published 1912 [medium voice and orchestra or piano], in Lieder und Gesänge, II. Folge, Nr.21 [ sung text verified 1 time]

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Youth, Day, Old Age and Night", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Jeunesse et vieillesse", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Barbara Miller , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2011-01-12
Line count: 8
Word count: 71

Jeunesse et vieillesse
Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Jeunesse tu es grande, pleine de désir et d'amour !
 Jeunesse pleine de grâce, jeunesse pleine de force et de pouvoir !
Sais-tu que la vieillesse arrive près de toi ?
 Qu'elle arrive avec une force égale et une force égale ?

Jour complètement épanoui et brillant !
 Jour du soleil, jour du rire, jour de l'amour, jour de l'action !
La nuit arrive vite avec ses millions d'étoiles,
 Avec le sommeil et la douce obscurité.

Text Authorship:

  • 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 Karl Federn (1868 - 1943), "Jugend, Tag, Alter und Nacht"
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Based on:

  • a text in English by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892), no title, appears in Leaves of Grass, in Great are the Myths, no. 1, stanzas 3 and 4
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This text was added to the website: 2012-06-09
Line count: 8
Word count: 70

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