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Wenn oben wird die schön're Welt, Der Liebe ew'ges Seyn gewähren; Wenn wieder Herz zu Herz sich hält, Das Auge blinkt, doch nie voll Zähren -- Willkommen, unbetret'ne Sphären! Wie süß, ob jezt mein Auge bricht, Wird sich der Erde Schmerz verklären, O Ewigkeit, in deinem Licht! Es muß ja seyn! Denn sonst warum, Daß wir vor nächt'ger Tief erkalten? Und schlägt der Kahn des Lebens um, Uns an das Seyn im Sinken halten? Drum [glaubt]1, mit zärtlichen Gewalten, Wird sich das Herz dem Herzen weihn, Und wo kein Tod hinfort darf schalten, Wird ewig Seel' in Seele seyn.
Confirmed with Julius Körner (translator), Lord Byron’s Poesien, Erstes Bändchen, Zwickau: im Verlage der Gebrüder Schumann, 1821, page 7
Confirmed with Iris, Jahrgang 1821 (Sonntag, 28. October), Nr. 44, page 181
1 "glaube" in the Iris publicationText Authorship:
- by Karl Julius Körner (1793 - 1873), "Die beßre Welt", appears in Israelitische Gesänge, no. 3 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in English by George Gordon Noel Byron, Lord Byron (1788 - 1824), "If that high world", appears in Hebrew Melodies, no. 3, first published 1815
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Heinrich August Marschner (1795 - 1861), "Die bessre Welt", op. 100 no. 1, published 1839 [ voice and piano ], from Israelitsche Gesänge von Lord Byron mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 1, Berlin, Trautwein [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The better world", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2018-05-31
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Word count: 100
When the more beautiful world above Shall grant eternal existence to love; When once again heart shall cleave unto heart, [When] the eyes shall blink, but never full of tears-- Welcome, untrodden spheres! How sweet, though my eyes now darken in death, The pain of this earth shall be transfigured, Oh eternity, in your light! For it must be! Why otherwise, That we grow cold at the thought of the chasm of night? And, when the barque of life capsizes, [That we] hold fast to existence as we sink? Therefore believe, with tender powers, The heart shall dedicate itself to the heart, And where no death dares hold sway, Soul shall eternally be united with soul.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Karl Julius Körner (1793 - 1873), "Die beßre Welt", appears in Israelitische Gesänge, no. 3
Based on:
- a text in English by George Gordon Noel Byron, Lord Byron (1788 - 1824), "If that high world", appears in Hebrew Melodies, no. 3, first published 1815
This text was added to the website: 2018-06-27
Line count: 16
Word count: 116