Kein Graben so breit, keine Mauer so...
Language: German (Deutsch) after the Plattdeutsch
Kein Graben so breit, keine Mauer so hoch,
Wenn Zwei sich nur gut sind, sie treffen sich doch.
Kein Wetter so graulich, so schwarz keine Nacht,
Wenn Zwei sich nur seh'n woll'n, wie bald ist's gemacht!
Da gibt's einen Mondschein, da scheint wohl ein Stern,
Da blinkt noch ein Lichtlein, man nimmt [die]1 Latern';
Da find't sich schon eine Leiter, ein Steg:
[Sind zwei sich nur gut -- keine]2 Sorg' um den Weg.
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1 Raff: "eine"
2 Raff: "Wenn zwei sich nur gut sind, keine"
Submitted by Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by (Isador) George Henschel (1850 - 1934), "Kein Graben so breit", op. 26 (Fünf Chorlieder für Sopran, Alt, Tenor und Bass a capella) no. 4, published 1875 [SATB chorus a cappella], Berlin, Simrock [ sung text not verified ]
- by Alfred Kohl (1843 - 1887), "'s Fensterln", op. 5 (Sieben zweistimmigen Lieder mit Pianoforte ad lib.) no. 7, published 1885 [vocal duet with piano ad libitum], Leipzig, Eulenburg [ sung text not verified ]
- by (Joseph) Joachim Raff (1822 - 1882), "Keine Sorg um den Weg", op. 98 no. 10 (1855-63), from Sanges-Frühling, no. 10. [ sung text verified 1 time]
- by Gustav Tyson Wolff (1840 - 1907), "Keine Sorg' um den Weg", op. 35 (Vier Duette für Sopran und Alt mit Pianofortebleitung) no. 4, published 1886 [vocal duet for soprano and alto with piano], Leipzig, W. Dietrich [ sung text not verified ]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable): - ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "No worries about the means", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English [singable] (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist) , "Love finds out the way"
Text added to the website: 2008-09-12.
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:02:30
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No worries about the means
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
No moat is too broad, no wall is too high,
If two people are fond of each other, they will find a way to meet.
No weather is too grim, no night is too dark,
If two people wish to see each other, how quickly it can be accomplished!
Somewhere there is moonlight, somewhere there shines a star,
Somewhere a light is blinking, or one can take a lantern.
A ladder will surely turn up, or a pathway . . .
If two people are fond of each other, no worries about the means!
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Based on- a text in German (Deutsch) by Matthias Jacob Schleiden (1804 - 1881), "Keine Sorge um den Weg", appears in Gedichte, in Übersetzungen, Leipzig, Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann, first published 1858 GER GER
- This text was set to music by the following composer(s): George Henschel, Alfred Kohl, Joachim Raff, Gustav Tyson Wolff. Go to the text.
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Text added to the website: 2008-09-12.
Last modified: 2015-06-14 11:04:19
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