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Hoffen und wieder verzagen, Harrend lauschen [vor]1 ihrem Balkon, Ob nicht, vom Winde getragen, Zu mir dringe von ihr ein Ton, Also [reihen]2 seit Monden schon Tage sich mir zu Tagen. Spät, wenn stumm und stummer Nacht sich lagert im öden Revier, Senken zu kurzem Schlummer Sich ermüdet die Wimpern mir; Wieder empor aus Träumen von ihr Fahr' ich zu neuem Kummer. Aber, o Himmel, ich flehe: Raube mir nicht mein teuerstes Gut, Dies beglückende Wehe, Das ich genährt mit des Herzens Blut! Hoch und höher laß lodern die Glut, Drin ich selig vergehe!
1 Strauss: "an"
2 Strauss: "reih'n"
Text Authorship:
- by Adolf Friedrich, Graf von Schack (1815 - 1894), "Hoffen und wieder verzagen", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Liebesgedichte und Lieder, first published 1866 [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 Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949), "Hoffen und wieder verzagen", op. 19 (Sechs Lieder aus "Lotosblätter" von Aldolf Friedrich Graf von Schack) no. 5, published 1888 [ high voice and piano ], München, Aibl [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Esperar i de nou desesperar", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Hopen en dan weer versagen", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Hoping and despairing again", copyright ©
- ENG English [singable] (John Bernhoff) , "Hoping, yet ever despairing", first published 1897
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2011, (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 between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 96
Hopen en dan weer versagen, Hunk’rend luist’ren bij haar voor ‘t balkon, Of niet, door winden gedragen, Zich laat horen van haar een toon; Zo rijt zich een lang cordon Dagen aaneen tot dagen. Laat, als stom en stommer Nacht gaat heersen in ’t leeg territoir, Sluit zich voor even domm’len Doodvermoeid toch mijn ogenpaar; Net weer ontwaakt uit dromen van haar Raak ik in nieuwe kommer. Maar toch, o hemel, ik smeek je: Ontroof mij niet mijn dierbaarste goed, Dit geluk – ja, het breekt me – Dat ik gevoed heb met hartebloed! Hoog en hoger laat laaien de gloed, Dood me, zaligheid geef me!
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- Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2018 by Lau Kanen, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., please ask the copyright-holder(s) directly.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Adolf Friedrich, Graf von Schack (1815 - 1894), "Hoffen und wieder verzagen", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Liebesgedichte und Lieder, first published 1866
This text was added to the website: 2018-11-29
Line count: 18
Word count: 106