Sur la rive | Les vagues parlent et regardent

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by Hermann Hölty (1828 - 1897)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Am Strande

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE POR

Es sprechen und blicken die Wellen
Mit sanfter Stimme,
Mit freundlichem Blick,
Und wiegen die träumende Seele
In ferne Tage zurück.

Aus fernen, verklungene Tagen
Spricht's heimlich
Mit sanften Stimmen zu mir.
Schaut's heimlich
Mit freundlichen Blicken
Zum Wandrer am Strande hier.

Mir ist, als hätten die Stimmen
Die je die Seele
Mir sanft bewegt
Und alle die freundlichen Blicke
Sich in die Wellen gelegt.

Text Authorship:

by Hermann Hölty (1828 - 1897) [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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Am Strande", op. 66 (Fünf Duette) no. 3, published 1876 [ vocal duet for soprano and alto with piano ], Berlin, Simrock [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "A la platja", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Op het strand", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Along the shore", copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Sur la rive", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
POR Portuguese (Português) (Joana Albergaria Teixeira) , "Na Praia", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Bea Brewster

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 65

Sur la rive

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

Les vagues parlent et regardent
Avec une voix douce,
Avec un regard amical,
Et bercent l'âme qui rêve
Et se souvient des jours lointains.

Au loin, les jours disparus
Parlent secrètement
Avec des voix douces à moi.
Ils regardent secrètement
Avec des regards amicaux
Le voyageur ici sur la rive.

C'est pour moi comme si les voix
Par qui toujours mon âme
A été émue tendrement
Et tous les regards amicaux
Gisaient dans les vagues.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2013 by Guy Laffaille, (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 Hermann Hölty (1828 - 1897)
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This text was added to the website: 2013-09-01
Line count: 16
Word count: 75