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by Christian Reinhold (1813 - 1856)

Wenn das Herz dir ist beklommen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Wenn das Herz dir ist beklommen
Und in's Auge Thränen kommen,
Weißt nicht, was dir werden soll,
Wenn kein Antlitz dir erscheinet,
Das es treulich mit dir meinet,
Und dein Auge wird zu voll;--
 
O dann in den Wald nur tauche!
Deine tiefen Seufzer hauche
Flüsternd in die grüne Nacht!
Wenn's dann immer tiefer düstert,
O wie süß es mit dir flüstert:
Kind, was hat dir bang gemacht?
 
Setz' dich dorten, wo die Quelle
Niederspielt vom Felsen helle!
Sag' ihr Alles, was dich kränkt!
Fort mit sich führt sie die Schmerzen;
Neuen Lebens frisch im Herzen
Fühlst dir einen Trunk geschenkt.

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   J. Lang 

J. Lang sets stanza 1 in (at least) one setting - see below for more information

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Gedichte von C. Reinhold, Stuttgart: C. Mäcken, Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1853, page 20.

First published in the periodical Morgenblatt, March 22, 1841 (No. 69).


Text Authorship:

  • by Christian Reinhold (1813 - 1856), "An einer Quelle", written 1840, appears in Gedichte, in Lieder und vermischte Gedichte, 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 Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "An einer Quelle", op. 27 (Sechs deutsche Lieder) no. 2 (1853), published 1872 [ voice and piano ], Stuttgart, Ebner [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Wenn das Herz dir ist beklommen", 1840, published 2008, stanza 1 [ voice and piano ], München: Strube Verlag [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "An einer Quelle", 1853, published 2008 [ voice and piano ], München: Strube Verlag [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2006-12-13
Line count: 18
Word count: 101

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