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Ist es Mitleid, Philomela, daß so bang'
Aus dem Fruchthain, wo der Maiduft dich umwallt,
Wie ein Grablied dein Gesang mir
Durch die Dämmrung sich ergießt?
Es umschwebt mich in der Dämmrung die Gestalt,
Die im Nachttraum und des Tags Traum mir erscheint;
Ich vernehm', ach! wie sie aufseufzt,
Und das Thränlein ihr entschleicht.
O mein Schutzgeist, wo mit Wehmuth den Gesang
Philomela's in dem Maiduft sie behorcht,
Da erschein' ihr in der Dämmrung,
Wie dein Freund, bleich und bethränt!
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Sämmtliche poetische Werke von Johann Heinrich Voss, ed. by Abraham Voss, Leipzig, Immanuel Müller, 1835, page 117. Note: in this edition, Philomela is addressed, but in modern editions, it is spelled Filomela.
Text Authorship:
- by Johann Heinrich Voss (1751 - 1826), "Sehnsucht", appears in Oden und Lieder [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 Fanny Hensel (1805 - 1847), "Sehnsucht", H-U 190 [ low voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Christian Adolf Overbeck (1755 - 1821), "Philomela", published 1781 [ voice and piano ], from Lieder und Gesänge mit Claviermelodien, als Versuche eines Liebhabers, Hamburg, Carl Ernst Bohn [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Verlangen", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Paula Corbin Swalin) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Lau Kanen [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2017-02-07
Line count: 12
Word count: 80
Is het deernis, Filomela, dat zo bang Uit de boomgaard, waar de meigeur jou omzweeft, Als een graflied jouw belcanto Door de scheem´ring mij omstroomt? Om mij heen zweeft in de scheem´ring de figuur Die in nachtdroom en in dagdroom mij verschijnt; Ik verneem, ach!, hoe zij weeklaagt En hoe ’n traantje haar ontwelt. O beschermgeest, waar met weemoed zij aanhoort In de meigeur Filomela’s zoete zang, Daar verschijn haar in de scheem’ring, Als je vriend, bleek en betraand.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Heinrich Voss (1751 - 1826), "Sehnsucht", appears in Oden und Lieder
This text was added to the website: 2017-02-07
Line count: 12
Word count: 79