Die Freude
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): CAT ENG FRE
Es flattert um die Quelle
Die wechselnde Libelle,
Mich freut sie lange schon:
Sie schwirrt und schwebet,
Und rastet nie, und rastet nie.
Bald dunkel... und bald helle,
wie der Chamäleon.
Bald rot, bald blau, bald grün.
o daß ich in der Nähe
doch ihre Farben sähe!
Doch stille! sie setzt sich an die Weiden.
Da hab' ich sie, und nun betracht' ich sie genau,
und seh' ein traurig dunkles Blau.
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- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "L'alegria", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Fluttering about the water-spring", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Les plaisirs", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Line count: 13
Word count: 71
Les plaisirs
Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch)
Autour de la source voletait
La changeante libellule,
Elle me charme depuis longtemps déjà.
Elle bourdonne et plane,
Et ne se repose jamais, et ne se repose jamais.
Tantôt sombre... tantôt claire,
Comme un caméléon.
Tantôt bleue, tantôt verte.
Oh, si je pouvais de près
Voir ses couleurs !
Mais silence! elle se pose sur le saule.
Ça y est, je l'ai ! Et maintenant je peux l'examiner en détail,
Et je vois un triste bleu foncé.
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This text was added to the website: 2012-09-16
Line count: 13
Word count: 77