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Zum Kamin den Sessel rück' ich, Knie mich davor nieder; In die leeren Kissen drück' ich Meine tränenmüden Augenlider. Denkst du fern auf dunklen Wegen, Wie ich so vor dir gelegen, Wenn die Dämmerung gewaltet, Meine Händ' in deinen Schoß gefaltet?
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Authorship:
- by Ricarda Octavia Huch (1864 - 1947), no title, appears in Liebesreime, no. 43 [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 Hans Fleischer (1896 - 1981), "Zum Kamin den Sessel rück' ich", op. 64 (6 Lieder für Sopran und Klavier) no. 1 (1929) [ soprano and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Hermann (1870 - 1931), "Liebesreim", op. 10 (Sechs Gesänge für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1897 [ voice and piano ], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen Verlag [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Je pousse le fauteuil vers la cheminée", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2008-07-24
Line count: 8
Word count: 41
Je pousse le fauteuil vers la cheminée Et m'agenouille profondément devant ; J'appuie sur les coussins inoccupés Mes paupières baignées de larmes. Je pense à toi au loin sur un obscur chemin, Comment, ainsi allongée devant toi, Lorsque régnait le crépuscule, Je croisais mes mains sur tes genoux ?
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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 Ricarda Octavia Huch (1864 - 1947), no title, appears in Liebesreime, no. 43
This text was added to the website: 2013-01-26
Line count: 8
Word count: 49