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Im Arm der Liebe ruht sich's wohl, Wohl auch im Schoß der Erde. Ob's dort noch, oder hier sein soll, Wo Ruh' ich finden werde: Das forscht mein Geist und sinnt und denkt Und fleht zur Vorsicht, die sie schenkt. In Arm der Liebe ruht sich's wohl, Mir winkt sie ach! vergebens. Bei dir Elise fänd ich wohl Die Ruhe meines Lebens. Dich wehrt mir harter Menschen Sinn Und in der Blüte welk' ich hin! Im Schoß der Erde ruht sich's wohl, So still und ungestöret, Hier ist das Herz so kummervoll Dort wird's durch nichts beschweret. Man schläft so sanft, schläft sich so süß Hinüber in das Paradies. Ach, wo ich wohl noch ruhen soll Von jeglicher Beschwerde, In Arm der Liebe ruht sich's wohl, Wohl auch im Schoß der Erde! Bald muß ich ruh'n und wo es sei, Dies ist dem Müden einerlei.
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Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Wilhelm Franz Ueltzen (1759 - 1808) [author's text not yet checked 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 Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "Im Arm der Liebe ruht sich's wohl", op. 382b no. 6, published 1892 [ four-part men's chorus a cappella ], from Sieben leichte Männerchöre, no. 6, Offenbach am Main: Johann André ; note: we have appended a 'b' to the opus number because the opus was used in 1872 for a different set by another publisher [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827), "Das Liedchen von der Ruhe", op. 52 (Acht Lieder) no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ferdinand von Hiller (1811 - 1885), "Das Liedchen von der Ruhe", op. 165 (Acht Gesänge für S., A., T. und B. ohne Begleitung) no. 2, published 1874 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], Leipzig, Siegel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Bernhard (Joseph) Klein (1793 - 1832), "Sehnsucht nach Ruhe", published 1836 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Andreas Jakob Romberg (1767 - 1821), "Das Lied von der Ruhe", published [1799] [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Leder beym Claviere zu singen in Musik, no. 5, Leipzig: Bei Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johann Xaver Sterkel (1750 - 1817), "Das Liedchen von der Ruh" [ voice and piano ], from Zwölf Lieder zum Singen am Clavier - [2. Sammlung] , no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (John Glenn Paton) , "Little Song About Rest", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "La canzoncina del riposo", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 145
Fra le braccia dell'amore si riposa bene, bene anche nel grembo della terra. Ancora là, o sarà qui, che troverò riposo? Questo vuole sapere il mio spirito, e medita e pensa e implora la Prudenza che glielo dia. Fra le braccia dell'amore si riposa bene, mi chiama, ahimè, invano! Con te, Elisa, trovavo il riposo della mia vita. Te mi nega la crudele volontà degli uomini e nel fiore dell'età appassisco! Nel grembo della terra si riposa bene, tranquilli e indisturbati, qui il cuore è pieno di affanni, là nulla lo opprime. Si dorme un sonno così soave e dolce lassù in paradiso. Ah, dove troverò riposo da tutte le fatiche! Fra le braccia dell'amore si riposa bene, bene anche nel grembo della terra! Presto devo chiamarlo e dovunque sia, è lo stesso per chi è stanco.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Italian (Italiano) copyright © 2007 by Amelia Maria Imbarrato, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you must ask the copyright-holder(s) directly for permission. If you receive no response, you must consider it a refusal.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Hermann Wilhelm Franz Ueltzen (1759 - 1808)
This text was added to the website: 2007-11-30
Line count: 24
Word count: 137