by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)
Der jagt dahin, daß die Rosse schnaufen
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ITA
Der jagt dahin, daß die Rosse schnaufen, Der muß im Staub daneben laufen; Aber die Nacht holt beide ein, Setzt jenen im Traume neben die Rosse Und den andern in seine Karosse - Wer fährt nun fröhlicher? Der da wacht, Oder der blinde Passagier bei Nacht?
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Confirmed with Joseph Freiherrn von Eichendorff's Werke. Erster Theil. Gedichte. Berlin. Verlegt von M. Simion. 1841, page 388; and with Joseph Freiherrn von Eichendorff's sämmtliche Werke. Zweite Auflage. Erster Band. Leipzig, Voigt & Günther. 1864, page 578, as no. 6 of Sprüche.
Text Authorship:
- by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Trost", written 1839, appears in Gedichte, in 6. Geistliche Gedichte, Berlin, M. Simion, first published 1841 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Hans Erich Pfitzner (1869 - 1949), no title, op. 28, Heft 2 no. 5, published 1921, first performed 1922 [ mixed chorus and orchestra ], from Von deutscher Seele - Teil II - Leben und Singen, no. 5, Adolph Fürstner, Berlin [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Aribert Reimann (b. 1936), "Trost", 1978 [ baritone, piano ], from Nachtstück II, no. [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , ""Consolazione" dalle "Rime spirituali"", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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