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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
Translation © by Lau Kanen

Rastlose Liebe
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE POR
Dem Schnee, dem Regen,
Dem Wind entgegen,
Im Dampf der Klüfte,
Durch Nebeldüfte,
Immer zu! Immer zu!
Ohne Rast und Ruh!

Lieber durch Leiden
Möcht' ich mich schlagen,
Als so viel Freuden
Des Lebens ertragen.
Alle das Neigen
Von Herzen zu Herzen,
Ach wie so eigen
Schaffet das Schmerzen!

Wie soll ich fliehen?
Wälderwärts ziehen?
Alles vergebens!
Krone des Lebens,
Glück ohne Ruh,
Liebe, bist du!

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

•   R. Franz •   L. Greger •   A. Harder •   J. Reichardt •   J. Reichardt 

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Confirmed with Goethe's Werke, Vollständige Ausgabe letzter Hand, Erster Band, Stuttgart und Tübingen, in der J.G.Cottaschen Buchhandlung, 1827, page 93, and with Goethe's Schriften, Achter Band, Leipzig, bey Georg Joachim Göschen, 1789, pages 147-148.


Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Rastlose Liebe", written 1776, first published 1789 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 20
Word count: 74

Rusteloze liefde
NOTE: the footnotes have been removed from this text; return to general view
Language: Dutch (Nederlands)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Door sneeuw, door regen,
Met stormwind tegen,
In damp van kolken,
Door nevelwolken,
Altijd door, altijd door
Jagen in haar spoor!

Liever aan lijden
Zou ik mij wagen
Dan zoveel vreugden
Des levens verdragen.

Al dat gehunker
Van harten naar harten.
Ach, hoe bijzonder
Creëert dat smarten!

Hoe dit ontlopen?
't Bos in gekropen?
Niets kan het baten!
Hoogste der staten,
Geluksslavernij,
Liefde, ben jij!

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  • Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2005 by Lau Kanen, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., please ask the copyright-holder(s) directly.

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Based on:

  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Rastlose Liebe", written 1776, first published 1789
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This text was added to the website: 2005-12-15
Line count: 20
Word count: 68

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