by Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911)
Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT ENG FIN FRE ITA LIT NOR POR SPA
Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht,
Fröhliche Hochzeit macht,
Hab' ich meinen traurigen Tag!
Geh' ich in mein Kämmerlein,
Dunkles Kämmerlein,
Weine, wein' um meinen Schatz,
Um meinen lieben Schatz!

Blümlein blau! Verdorre nicht!
Vöglein süß! Du singst auf grüner Heide.
Ach, wie ist die Welt so schön!
Ziküth! Ziküth!
Singet nicht! Blühet nicht!
Lenz ist ja vorbei!
Alles Singen ist nun aus.
Des Abends, wenn ich schlafen geh',
Denk' ich an mein Leide.
An mein Leide!

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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Quan el meu amor es casi", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "When my darling has her wedding-day", copyright ©
  • FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Quando il mio tesoro va a nozze", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • LIT Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) (Giedrius Prunskus) , "Kai mana brangi ištekės", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • NOR Norwegian (Bokmål) (Marianne Beate Kielland) , "Når min skatt", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • POR Portuguese (Português) (Paulo Albuquerque de Noronha) , "Quando for o casamento do meu tesouro", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • SPA Spanish (Español) (Elena María Accinelli) , "El día en que mi amor se case", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 17
Word count: 76

Quand ma bien‑aimée aura ses noces
Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Quand ma bien-aimée aura ses noces,
Ses noces joyeuses,
J'aurai mon jour de chagrin !
J'irai dans ma petite chambre,
Ma petite chambre sombre !
Je pleurerai sur ma bien-aimée,
Sur ma chère bien-aimée !

Petite fleur bleue ! Ne te dessèche pas !
Gentil petit oiseau ! Tu chantes au dessus du pré vert.
Ah, que le monde est beau !
Cui-cui ! Cui-cui !
Ne chantez pas ! Ne fleurissez pas !
Le printemps est fini !
Tous les chants sont terminés maintenant !
La nuit quand je vais dormir,
Je pense à mon chagrin,
À mon chagrin !

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  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2009 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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This text was added to the website: 2009-05-20
Line count: 17
Word count: 88