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Meiner lieben trauten Linde, Die mir freundlich Schatten gab, Rissen gestern rauhe Winde Tausend ihrer Blätter ab, Blass und zitternd fielen alle Nah bey meinem Fenster hin, Gleich als suchten sie im Falle Schutz bey ihrer Nachbarin. Gute Blatter! euer Grünen War Vergnügen für mein Herz; Nun könnt ihr zum Bilde dienen Meines Lebens Wohl und Schmerz, Denn in meinen Sommertagen Blühten Freuden um mich her, Unglück kehrte sie zu Klagen, Und sie welkten, sind nicht mehr. Von dem rauhen Nord getrieben Sterbt ihr weit von eurem Stamm, So wie ich von allen Lieben, Die mir Neid und Bosheit nahm. Aber Unschuld muß mich trösten, Und Gedult ist eine Pflicht Ausgeübet von den Besten, Denn der Böse kennt sie nicht. Mit des Frühlings schönen Morgen Blüht die Linde wieder neu, Wird dann auch von ihren Sorgen Meine Seele wieder frey? Segne Gott! in Keim und Blühte, Meiner Kinder Geist und Glück; Denn in dieser Vatergüte Bringst du auch mein Wohl zurück.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by (Marie) Sophie (Gutermann) von La Roche (1731 - 1807), "An eine Linde"
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Maria Theresia von Paradis (1759 - 1824), "Erinnerung ans Schicksal", 1784-6 [voice, violin, piano], from Zwölf Lieder auf ihrer Reise in Musik gesetzt, no. 6. [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , title 1: "Remembrance of fate", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Souvenir du destin", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2016-06-08
Line count: 32
Word count: 162
From my beautiful well-loved linden tree, Which kindly provided me with shade, Yesterday harsh winds tore A thousand of its leaves; Pale and trembling all of them fell Close by my window, Just as if in their falling they sought Protection from their neighbour. Good leaves! your burgeoning Was a delight to my heart; Now you can serve as a metaphor For the weal and woe of my life. For in my summer days Joys blossomed about me; Misfortune turned them into lamenting, And they wilted, [and] are no more. Driven by the cold north-wind You die far from your tree-trunk, Just as I [die] far from all loved ones, Who were taken from me by jealousy and malice. But my innocence must comfort me, And patience is a duty Practised by the best [of mankind], For the evil one does not know it. With the beautiful morning of spring The linden tree shall bloom anew -- From its anxieties shall my soul, too, Then be free once more? May God bless! in sprouts and blossoms, My children's spirit and good fortune; For in this paternal goodness You bring back my weal as well.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Not Applicable [an adaptation]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by (Marie) Sophie (Gutermann) von La Roche (1731 - 1807), "An eine Linde"
This text was added to the website: 2016-06-08
Line count: 32
Word count: 194