De bonheur et de souffrance tu devras voler

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by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Über die tausend Berge

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Über die tausend Berge
sollst du fliegen von Glück und Leid,
über vieltausend Berge
in Deine Ewigkeit --

Lächelnd voll seliger Schmerzen
derer, die drunten gehn,
die unsrer wagenden Herzen
Vogelglück nie verstehn --

Über die tausend Berge
sollst du fliegen von Glück und Leid,
über vieltausend Berge
in Deine Ewigkeit.

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Text Authorship:

by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), no title, appears in Gedichte aus dem Nachlass [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 Yrjö Henrik Kilpinen (1892 - 1959), "Über die tausend Berge", op. 61 no. 4, from Lieder der Liebe II, no. 4, also set in Finnish (Suomi) [ sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

Also set in Finnish (Suomi), a translation by V. Arti (Kaarlo Väinö Valve) (1885 - 1963) ENG FRE ; composed by Yrjö Henrik Kilpinen.

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ENG English (Emily Ezust) , copyright © 2016
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Word count: 49

De bonheur et de souffrance tu devras...

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

De bonheur et de souffrance tu devras voler
au-dessus de mille montagnes,
au-dessus de plusieurs milliers de montagnes
dans Ton éternité --

Souriant, plein d'une bienheureuse douleur
pour ceux qui passent en bas,
qui ne comprendront jamais
le bonheur d'oiseau de nos cœurs audacieux --

De bonheur et de souffrance tu devras voler
au-dessus de mille montagnes,
au-dessus de plusieurs milliers de montagnes
dans Ton éternité.

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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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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), no title, appears in Gedichte aus dem Nachlass
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This text was added to the website: 2012-09-27
Line count: 12
Word count: 64