Vigorously sung | In the circle of my dear ones, I have often

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by Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 - 1838)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Hab' oft im Kreise der Lieben

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Hab' oft im Kreise der Lieben
  In duftigem Grase geruht,
Und mir ein Liedlein gesungen,
  Und alles war hübsch und gut.

Hab' einsam auch mich gehärmet
  In bangem, düsterem Muth,
Und habe wieder gesungen,
  Und alles war wieder gut.

Und manches, was ich erfahren,
  Verkocht' ich in stiller Wuth,
Und kam ich wieder zu singen,
  War alles auch wieder gut.

Sollst nicht uns lange klagen,
  Was alles dir wehe thut,
Nur frisch, nur frisch gesungen!
  Und alles wird wieder gut.

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• M. Bruch • J. Lang • L. Le Beau • W. Speyer

J. Lang sets lines 1-7

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Confirmed with Adelbert von Chamisso Frauen-Liebe und –Leben und andere ausgewählte Gedichte, Berlin: Globus Verlag, [no year], page 88.

Note: Speyer has a typo in stanza 4, line 2, word 5 ("that" instead of "thut").

Text Authorship:

by Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 - 1838), "Frisch gesungen", appears in Lieder und lyrisch epische Gedichte, first published 1829 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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Vigorously sung

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

In the circle of my dear ones, I have often
  Rested in the scented grass,
And sung a song to myself,
  And everything was lovely and good.

I have grieved in solitary sorrow,
  With anxious, sombre spirit,
And then I sang again,
  And everything was once more in order.

And much that I have experienced,
  I brooded upon in silent wrath,
And when I returned to singing
  Everything was once more in order.

You are not to lament to us at length
  About everything that hurts you,
Only sing -- sing boldly!
  And everything will once more be in order.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 - 1838), "Frisch gesungen", appears in Lieder und lyrisch epische Gedichte, first published 1829
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This text was added to the website: 2011-01-24
Line count: 16
Word count: 105