Courage | Insouciant, au loin sur la plaine

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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Mut

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: FRE

Sorglos über die Fläche weg,
Wo vom kühnsten Wager die Bahn
Dir nicht vorgegraben du siehst,
Mache dir selber Bahn!
Stille, Liebchen, mein Herz!
Kracht's gleich, bricht's doch nicht!
Bricht's gleich, bricht's nicht mit dir!

Text Authorship:

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Mut", written 1775-6 [author's text not yet checked 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 Moritz, Graf von Dietrichstein (1775 - 1864), "Mut", c1813/4 [sung text not yet checked]
by Johann Friedrich Reichardt (1752 - 1814), "Mut", published 1809 [sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Mikhail Leonidovich Lozinsky (1886 - 1955) , "Отвага" ; composed by Viktor Vladimirovich Voloshinov.

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

FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Courage", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Courage

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

Insouciant, au loin sur la plaine,
Où tu vois la route que de plus audacieux
Ne t'ont pas déjà tracée,
Fais-toi ta propre route !
Du calme, mignonne, mon cœur !
Même si cela craque, cela ne se brise pas !
Même si cela se brise, cela ne se brise pas avec toi !

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Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2012 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.
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a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Mut", written 1775-6
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This text was added to the website: 2012-09-22
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Word count: 51