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Friede, mein Herz, Laß die Zeit für das Scheiden süß sein, Laß es nicht einen Tod sein, Sondern Vollendung. Laß Liebe in Erinn'rung schmelzen Und Schmerz in Lieder. [... ]1 Laß die letzte Berührung deiner Hände sanft sein, Wie die Blume der Nacht. Steh still, steh still, o wundervolles Ende, Für einen Augenblick Und sage deine letzten Worte in Schweigen. Ich neige mich vor dir Ich halte meine Lampe in die Höhe, Um dir auf deinen Weg zu leuchten.
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Text Authorship:
- by Jan Śliwiński (1884 - 1950), as Hans Effenberger, appears in Rabindranath Tagore. Der Gärtner, no. 61, first published 1916 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in English by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in The Gardener, no. 61, first published 1913
Based on:
- a text in Bangla (Bengali) by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941) [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Leni Alexander (1924 - 2005), "Friede, mein Herz", 1950 [ mezzo-soprano and orchestra ], from Tres Lieder, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ján Móry (1892 - 1978), "Friede mein Herz!", op. 12 no. 12 [ voice and piano ], from Tagore-Album, no. 12 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alexander Zemlinsky (1871 - 1942), no title, op. 18 no. 7 (1922), first performed 1924 [ baritone and orchestra ], from Lyrische Symphonie, no. 7 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , copyright © 2004
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Pace, mio cuore", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2003-10-20
Line count: 16
Word count: 79
Peace, my heart, Let the time for parting be sweet; Let it not be a death, but an achievement. Let love melt in the memory and pain [melt] in song. Let the last touch of your hand be soft, Like a night flower. Be quiet, be quiet, oh wonderful end, for just one moment, and speak your last word in silence. I bow before you; I hold my lamp high To light you on your way.
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Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2004 by Emily Ezust
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Jan Śliwiński (1884 - 1950), as Hans Effenberger, appears in Rabindranath Tagore. Der Gärtner, no. 61, first published 1916
Based on:
- a text in English by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in The Gardener, no. 61, first published 1913
Based on:
- a text in Bangla (Bengali) by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941) [text unavailable]
This text was added to the website: 2004-03-31
Line count: 14
Word count: 76