Les âges de la vie | Vous, villes de l'Euphrate !

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by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Lebensalter

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: FRE

Ihr Städte des Euphrats!
Ihr Gassen von Palmyra!
Ihr Säulenwälder in der Ebne der Wüste,
Was seid ihr?
Euch hat die Kronen,
Dieweil ihr über die Grenze
Der Othmenden seid gegangen,
Von Himmlischen der Rauchdampf und
Hinweg das Feuer genommen;
Jetzt aber sitz ich unter Wolken (deren
Ein jedes eine Ruh hat eigen) unter
Wohleingerichteten Eichen, auf
Der Heide des Rehs, und fremd
Erscheinen und gestorben mir
Der Seligen Geister.

Text Authorship:

by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843), "Lebensalter", appears in Gedichte 1800-1804, in Nachtgesänge [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 Philippe Hersant (b. 1948), "Lebensalter", 1992 [ soprano and instrumental ensemble (9 instruments) ], from Lebenslauf, 6 mélodies pour soprano solo et ensemble instrumental, no. 2, Paris, Durand [sung text checked 1 time]

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

FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Les âges de la vie", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2011-06-04
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Word count: 70

Les âges de la vie

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

Vous, villes de l'Euphrate !
Vous, rues de Palmyre !
Vous, forêts de colonnes dans la plaine du désert,
Qu'êtes-vous ?
Vos couronnes,
Parce qu'au delà des limites
De ceux qui respirent vous êtes allés,
La fumée des puissances célestes
Et leur feu vous les ont ravies ;
Mais maintenant je suis assis sous les nuages (chacun
A son propre repos) sous
Les chênes bien arrangés, sur
La lande des chevreuils, et étrangers
Et morts, ils m'apparaissent
Les esprits bienheureux.

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843), "Lebensalter", appears in Gedichte 1800-1804, in Nachtgesänge
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This text was added to the website: 2012-10-26
Line count: 15
Word count: 76