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Wenn Kummer hätte zu töten Macht, Er müßte tötlich dies Herz durchbohren; Und ließ' ein Glück sich zurückbeschwören, Mein Seufzen hätt' es zurück beschworen.
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Note: this is an excerpt from a longer selection.Confirmed with Die Verwandlungen des Abu Seid von Seruq oder die Makamen des Hariri von Friedrick Rückert, Vierte Auflage, Stuttgart: Verlag der J. G. Cottaschen Buchhandlung, 1864, page 36.
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), no title [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Arabic (العربية) by Abu Muhammad al-Qasim ibn Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Uthman al-Hariri (1054 - 1122) [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Wenn Kummer hätte zu töten Macht", op. 113 no. 12 (1859-63) [ vocal quartet of female voices a cappella ], from 13 Kanons für Frauenstimmen, no. 12, Leipzig, Peters [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Si la pena tingués el poder de matar", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Als treurnis iemand vermoorden kon", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "If sorrow had the power to kill", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Si le chagrin avait le pouvoir de tuer", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Als treurnis iemand vermoorden kon, Dan zou zij dood'lijk dit hart doorboren; En liet geluk zich terug sommeren, Door mijn gezucht was het herboren.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), no title
Based on:
- a text in Arabic (العربية) by Abu Muhammad al-Qasim ibn Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Uthman al-Hariri (1054 - 1122) [text unavailable]
This text was added to the website: 2015-12-02
Line count: 4
Word count: 24