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by Clementine Helm (1825 - 1896)

Wenn ich's länger nicht kann tragen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Wenn ich's länger nicht kann tragen  
Und das Herz mir brechen will,
Schließ' ich meine bangen Klagen
In ein Lied, und es wird still! 

Es wird still wie Meereswogen,
Die der wilde Sturm gejagt,
Friede Gottes kommt gezogen,
Tröstet, wo ich fast verzagt!  

O daß mir doch nimmer fehle
Solch' ein Lied im Herzen mein,
Ihr Gebete meiner Seele
Tragt den Himmel mir herein!

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Clementine Helm, Backfischchen's Leiden und Freuden. Eine Erzählung für junge Mädchen, zweite Auflage, Leipzig: Georg Wigand, 1868. Appears in chapter 16: "Die Braut," pages 164 - 165.


Text Authorship:

  • by Clementine Helm (1825 - 1896), no title, appears in Backfischchen's Leiden und Freuden. Eine Erzählung für junge Mädchen, first published <<1868 [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 Wilhelm Rudnick (1850 - 1927), "Trost", published 1900 [ voice and piano ], from Neue Kompositionen für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 5, Münster, Tormann [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2019-01-08
Line count: 12
Word count: 64

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