by
Max Kalbeck (1850 - 1921)
Letztes Glück
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): CAT DUT ENG ENG FRE
Leblos gleitet Blatt um Blatt
Still und traurig von den Bäumen;
Seines Hoffens nimmer satt,
Lebt das Herz in Frühlingsträumen.
Noch verweilt ein Sonnenblick
Bei den späten Hagerosen,
Wie bei einem letzten Glück,
Einem süßen, hoffnungslosen.
Authorship:
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), "Letztes Glück", op. 104 (Fünf Gesänge) no. 3 (1888?), published 1888 [ saatbb chorus ], Berlin, Simrock [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Gustav Hasse (1834 - 1889), "Letztes Glück", op. 32 (Sechs Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1880 [ alto or baritone and piano ], Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Darrer resquitx de benaurança", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Laatst geluk", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Last bit of happiness", copyright © 2004
- ENG English [singable] (Walter A. Aue) , "Last bliss", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Dernier bonheur", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Claus-Christian Schuster
[Guest Editor] This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Laatst geluk
Language: Dutch (Nederlands)  after the German (Deutsch)
Doodstil dwarrelt blad na blad
Kalm en treurig van de bomen;
Nooit het blijven hopen zat,
Leeft het hart in lentedromen.
Nog breekt zacht het zonlicht stuk
Op de late hagerozen;
Zoals bij een laatst geluk:
Dromen zoet, maar hopeloze.
Authorship:
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Max Kalbeck (1850 - 1921)
This text was added to the website: 2015-08-16
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Word count: 40