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O alte Heimat süß! Wo find' ich wieder dich? Welch ein Qual ist dies? Warum verfolgst du mich? Warum ertötest mich? O ferner Liebesschein, Glimmst wieder nach mir her? Soll dies mein Glücke sein? Mir fällt das Leid zu schwer, -- Wer denkt wohl meiner, wer? Bald such' ich Linderung Bei dir, o Tränenguß; Denk' dann, es ist genug, Dann denk' ich ihren Kuß Und daß ich wandern muß, -- Und neuer Schmerz befällt, Die arme treue Brust, Die Lieb' gefangen hält Und nicht mehr kennt die Lust -- Mir alles ist vergällt.
F. Hensel sets stanzas 1-3
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Text Authorship:
- by Johann Ludwig Tieck (1773 - 1853), no title [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), "Ferne", op. posth. 9 (Sechs Lieder) no. 2 (1823), published 1850, stanzas 1-3 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Gustav Reichardt (1797 - 1884), "Lied aus Prinz Zerbino'", published [1824] [ voice and piano or guitar ], from Sechs Lieder von Göthe, Tieck, Matthisson, & Körner mit Begleitung des Pianoforte oder der Guitarre , no. 1, Hannover: In der Hofmusikhandlung von C. Bachmann [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Distance", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Au loin", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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O, mijn lief vaderland, Waar ben gebleven jij? Pijn die mij overmant! Wat achtervolg je mij? Waarom toch dood je mij? O, verre liefdesglans, Is ‘t hoop die ‘k glimmen zie? Krijg ‘k op geluk toch kans? Mij drukt melancholie, - Wie denkt aan mij nog, wie? Soms zoek ik minder pijn Bij jou, o tranenvloed; ‘k Denk dan, dit moet het zijn, Haar kus deed mij zo goed, Maar ach, dat ‘k trekken moet! En nieuwe pijn benauwt Mijn arme, trouwe hart, Dat liefd’ gevangen houdt En maakt mijn dagen zwart - Mij ‘s alles zuur en koud.
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Translation of title "Ferne" = "Ver van huis"Text Authorship:
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Ludwig Tieck (1773 - 1853), no title
This text was added to the website: 2017-03-10
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Word count: 97