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Mein Ende zeigt mir jeder Traum, Mir lacht nicht mehr der Zukunft Raum, Kaum weiß ich noch, was Freude sei; In meines Lebens Frühling fiel Des Unglücks wint'rig Flockenspiel; Lust, Hoffnung, Liebe sind vorbei, Ich wollt', Erinn'rung wär' dabei.
Confirmed with Lord Byron’s sämmtliche Werke. Nach den Anforderungen unserer Zeit neu übersetzt von Mehreren, Zweite unveränderte Ausgabe, Erster Band, Pforzheim: Verlag von Dennig Finck & Co., 1842, page 119.
Josephine Lang's setting uses the following punctuation:Mein Ende zeigt mir jeder Traum! Mir lacht nicht mehr der Zukunft Raum! Kaum weiß ich noch, was Freude sei, In meines Lebens Frühling fiel Des Unglück's wint'rig Flockenspiel, Lust, Hoffnung, Liebe sind vorbei, Ich wollt' Erinn'rung wär' dabei!
Text Authorship:
- Singable translation by Ernst Ortlepp (1800 - 1864), "Erinnerung" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in English by George Gordon Noel Byron, Lord Byron (1788 - 1824), "Remembrance", written 1806, appears in Hours of Idleness, first published 1832
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Erinnerung", 1839, published 1882 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Remembrance", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Souvenir", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2003-10-19
Line count: 7
Word count: 39
Every dream shows me my end! The future no longer smiles upon me! I barely know anymore what happiness is. Into the springtime of my life fell The wintry play of the snowflakes of misfortune. Joy, Hope, Love have passed away; I wish Remembrance were among [the things that had passed away]!
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2006 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Ernst Ortlepp (1800 - 1864), "Erinnerung"
Based on:
- a text in English by George Gordon Noel Byron, Lord Byron (1788 - 1824), "Remembrance", written 1806, appears in Hours of Idleness, first published 1832
This text was added to the website: 2006-05-08
Line count: 7
Word count: 52