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Siegwart Heisser Dank ström' aus in Thränen! Ström dem Mann, von Gott gesandt, zu! Hör, o Mann, des Jünglings Stammeln! Seine Seele stammelts. Fern, in fremdem Lande hast Du Feuer in mein Herz gegossen! Hohe, himmelsvolle Andacht Wallt zum Thron des Mittlers. Daß ich Ihn nun heisser liebe, Den, für uns, dahin Gegebnen; Daß ich ganz sein Heil, nun kenne, Dank' ich dir, Du Edler; Nie wird dieses Aug' auf Erden Sehnsuchtsvoll an Deinem hangen; Nie wirst Du die Röthe sehen, Die mein Antlitz färbet! Aber, [wenn]1 des Mittlers Stimme Mich auch aus dem Grabe rufet, [Dann, o Mann, von Gott gesendet, Hörst Du meinen Dank auch!]2
Confirmed with Johann Martin Miller, Siegwart. Eine Klostergeschichte, Faksimiledruck nach der Ausgabe von 1776, mit einem Nachwort von Alain Faure, Erster Band, Stuttgart: J.B. Metzlersche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1971, pages 327-328
1 Türk: "wann"2 Türk: "Dann wirst Du, Gesandter Gottes, / Meinen Dank auch hören."
Text Authorship:
- by Johannes Martin Miller (1750 - 1814), "An Klopstock", appears in Siegwart. Eine Klostergeschichte [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 Daniel Gottlob Türk (1750 - 1813), "An Klopstock", published 1780 [ voice and piano ], from Lieder und Gedichte aus dem Siegwart, no. 2, Leipzig und Halle, private publication (i.e., financed by the composer) [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "To Klopstock", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2016-06-16
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Word count: 109
May fervent thanks pour forth in tears! Pour forth to the man who was sent by God! Hear, oh man, the youth's stammering! His soul speaks it haltingly. Far away in a foreign land you Poured fire into my heart! Lofty, heaven-filled worship Makes its way to the throne of the interceder. That I now love Him more fervently, Him, who was sacrificed for us; That I now know His salvation completely, For this I thank you, you noble one; Never upon earth shall my eyes Gaze yearningly into your eyes; Never shall you see the blush That colours my visage! But when the voice of the interceder Calls me forth from the grave as well, [Then, oh man sent by God, You, too, shall hear my thanks!]1
1 Türk: "Then you, God-sent one, shall / Hear my thanks as well."
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johannes Martin Miller (1750 - 1814), "An Klopstock", appears in Siegwart. Eine Klostergeschichte
This text was added to the website: 2016-06-16
Line count: 20
Word count: 130