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Aria Hoffe nur, geplagtes Herze, daß der Himmel nach dem Schmerze dich auch einst erfreuen kann! Weg mit ängstichen Gebärden! Der Verhängnis lässt mich nicht meiner Feinde Hohnlied werden, und ich höre, dass es spricht: Dir wird nächstens wohlgetan. Recitative Die Hoffnung stürzt mich noch, sonst läg ich wirklich schon; ihr angehnemer Ton verstopft mein Ohr vor jener bittern Melodie, mit der die Grillen bei der verdrüssliche Melancholie so Kopf als Herze füllen. Lass sein, mein Glücke wankt; draus folgt nicht, dass es fällt; die Hoffnung, die mich stets mit starken Armen hält, entreisst mich der Gefahr, von der ich ohne sie nicht zu befreien war. Aria Mein Glücke nimmt sich Zeit, drum lass ich mir's gefallen; es komme wenn es kommt, so nehm ich's freudig an. Kommt es nicht heute, so kommt es doch morgen; der Himmel wird mich doch versorgen; er weiss schon, dass ich warten kann.
Text Authorship:
- by Joachim Johann Daniel Zimmermann  [author's text not yet checked 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 Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 - 1767), "Hoffnung", from cantata Moralische Kantaten, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Dr Michael P. Rosewall) , "Hope", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "La speranza", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Amelia Maria Imbarrato
This text was added to the website: 2005-10-30
Line count: 34
Word count: 149
Aria Tormented heart, hope that After pain, you may enjoy Heaven one day! Away with your frightened attitude! Destiny won’t allow me To be the target of my enemy’s scorn, And I hear it say to me: It will be well for you in the future. Recitative Hope still strengthens me, Otherwise I would yet be lying down; Its comforting sound Has blocked from my ear Every bitter melody, With which the crickets Of annoying sadness Might fill my head and my heart. Let it be, my good fortune wavers; But it doesn’t follow that it should be so; Hope, which always holds me With powerful arms, Protects me from dangers And without it, I could not be free. Aria My good fortune takes its time, Thus, I am pleased to allow it to happen; It comes when it comes, So, I gladly welcome it. If it does not arrive today, It will certainly arrive tomorrow; Heaven will indeed provide; It already knows that I am able to wait.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Joachim Johann Daniel Zimmermann
This text was added to the website: 2022-09-05
Line count: 34
Word count: 169
