Der Gleichgültige | Deine Augen sind betörend wie die eines Mädchens

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by Arthur Justin Léon Leclère (1874 - 1966), as Tristan Klingsor

Translation © by Bertram Kottmann

L'Indifférent

Language: French (Français)

Our translations: CAT ENG GER NOR

Tes yeux sont doux comme ceux d'une fille,
Jeune étranger,
Et la courbe fine
De ton beau visage de duvet ombragé
Est plus séduisante encor de ligne.
Ta lèvre chante sur le pas de ma porte
Une langue inconnue et charmante
Comme une musique fausse.
Entre! Et que mon vin te réconforte...
Mais non, tu passes
Et de mon seuil je te vois t'éloigner
Me faisant un dernier geste avec grâce
Et la hanche légèrement ployée
Par ta démarche féminine et lasse...

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Text Authorship:

by Arthur Justin Léon Leclère (1874 - 1966), as Tristan Klingsor, appears in Schéhérazade [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 Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937), "L'Indifférent", 1903, published 1911 [ soprano or tenor and orchestra ], from Shéhérazade, no. 3, Éd. Durand [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "L’indiferent", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Ahmed E. Ismail) , "The indifferent one", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Der Gleichgültige", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
NOR Norwegian (Bokmål) (Marianne Beate Kielland) , "Den likegyldige", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 14
Word count: 82

Der Gleichgültige

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

Deine Augen sind betörend wie die eines Mädchens,
fremder Jüngling,
und die feine Rundung
deines schönen Gesichts, von Flaum beschattet,
ist noch anziehender im Profil.
Dein Mund singt an der Schwelle meiner Tür
eine unbekannte und zaubrische Sprache
wie künstliche Musik ...
Tritt ein! Und dass dich mein Wein erquickt...
Doch nein, du gehst vorüber,
und ich sehe dich von meiner Schwelle entschweben.
Du gibst mir ein letztes anmutiges Zeichen,
mit leicht schwingender Hüfte
in deinem mädchenhaften, trägen Gang ...

Text Authorship:

Translation from French (Français) to German (Deutsch) copyright © 2013 by Bertram Kottmann, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you must ask the copyright-holder(s) directly for permission. If you receive no response, you must consider it a refusal.
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Based on:

a text in French (Français) by Arthur Justin Léon Leclère (1874 - 1966), as Tristan Klingsor, appears in Schéhérazade
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This text was added to the website: 2013-02-28
Line count: 14
Word count: 78