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by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866)
Translation © by Lau Kanen

Der Himmel hat eine Thräne geweint
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE HUN ITA SPA
Der Himmel hat eine Thräne geweint,
Die hat sich in's Meer zu verlieren gemeint.
Die Muschel kam und schloß sie ein:
Du sollst nun meine Perle sein.
Du sollst nicht vor den Wogen zagen,
Ich will hindurch dich ruhig tragen.
O du mein Schmerz, du meine Lust,
Du Himmelsthrän' in meiner Brust!
Gieb, Himmel, daß ich in reinem Gemüthe
Den reinsten deiner Tropfen hüte.

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Note: modern German spelling would use "Träne" instead of "Thräne", "Gib" instead of "Gieb", and "Gemüte" instead of "Gemüthe".

Confirmed with Deutsche Lyrik, Selected and Arranged with Notes and a Literary Introduction by C.A. Buchheim, London: MacMillan & Co., 1875, page 165.


Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), no title, appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in 3. Liebesfrühling, in 1. Erster Strauß. Erwacht, no. 4 [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: 10
Word count: 65

De hemel had eens een traantje geschreid
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Language: Dutch (Nederlands)  after the German (Deutsch) 
De hemel had eens een traantje geschreid,
Dat was tot in zee zich verliezen geneigd.
De mossel kwam en sloot haar in:
Jij bent de parel die 'k bemin.
Je kunt je in de golven wagen,
Ik zal je rustig daar door dragen.
O jij mijn lust, o jij mijn smart,
Jij hemeltraan hier in mijn hart!
Geef, hemel, dat ik rein van gemoede
De reinste van je druppels hoede.

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  • Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2012 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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  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), no title, appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in 3. Liebesfrühling, in 1. Erster Strauß. Erwacht, no. 4
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This text was added to the website: 2012-08-13
Line count: 10
Word count: 71

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