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Freud' umblühe dich auf allen Wegen, Schöner als sie je die Unschuld fand, Seelenruh, des Himmels bester Segen Walle dir wie Frühlingshauch entgegen, Bis zum Wiedersehn im Lichtgewand! Lächelnd wird der Seraph niederschweben, Der die Palme der Vergeltung trägt, Aus dem dunkeln Thal zu jenem Leben Deine [schöne]1 Seele zu erheben, Wo der Richter unsre Thaten wägt. [O dann]2 töne Gottes ernste Waage Wonne dir, von jedem Misklang frei, Und der Freund an deinem Grabe sage: Glückliche! der lezte deiner Tage War ein Sonnenuntergang im Mai!
1 Beethoven: "edle"
2 Beethoven: "Dann"
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich von Matthisson (1761 - 1831), "An Laura", appears in Wanderjahre in Deutschland (1784-1787) [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 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827), "An Laura", WoO. 112 (1792?) [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Garrett Medlock) , "To Laura", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "À Laura", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2009-01-31
Line count: 15
Word count: 88
Vreugd ombloeie jou op alle wegen, Mooier dan haar ooit de onschuld vond, Zielerust, des hemels beste zegen, Strome als een lentebries jou tegen, Tot ons weerzien eens in ‘t lichtverbond1. Lachend zal de seraf komen zweven, Die de palmtak der vergelding draagt, Om uit ‘t donk’re dal naar ’t nieuwe leven Opgang aan jouw eed’le ziel te geven, Waar de rechter ons verklaring vraagt. Dan schenke God, na ‘t ondervragen, Jou geluk, van elke wanklank vrij, En je vriend moog’ aan je graf gewagen: Gelukkige! De laatste van je dagen Was een ondergang der zon in mei!
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View text without footnotesTitle "An Laura" = "Aan Laura"
1 D.w.z. de hemel, waar de zaligen in lichtende kleren lopen.
Text Authorship:
- Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2014 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 Friedrich von Matthisson (1761 - 1831), "An Laura", appears in Wanderjahre in Deutschland (1784-1787)
This text was added to the website: 2014-10-24
Line count: 15
Word count: 100