Was du suchst, es steht zu ferne
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG
Was du suchst, es steht zu ferne,
Was du hoffst, es darf nicht sein;
Trotzig Kind, sieh endlich ein:
Unerreichbar sind die Sterne!
Armes Herz, schlaf' ein, schlaf' ein!
Wer vertraut, der ist betrogen,
Und wer glaubt, glaubt leerem Schein;
Was geschieht, [das]1 muß so seyn;
Ruhig denn, empörte Wogen,
Armes Herz, schlaf' ein, schlaf' ein!
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Dramatische Werke von Friedrich Halm (Eligius Freiherrn von Münch-Bellinghausen), Fünfter Band, Wien: Druck und Verlag von Carl Gerold's Sohn, 1856, page 67 (first strophe) and page 68 (second strophe).
1 Leschetizky: "es"
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- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "What you seek, it is too far from you", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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What you seek, it is too far from you
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
What you seek, it is too far from you,
What you hope for, it may not be;
Defiant child, recognize it finally:
The stars are unreachable!
Poor heart, fall asleep, fall asleep!
He who trusts is betrayed,
And he who believes, believes in empty illusions;
Whatever happens must be thus;
Quiet then, indignant waves,
Poor heart, fall asleep, fall asleep!
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