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by Johanna Kinkel (1810 - 1858)

Du nahst!
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Du nahst! Und wie Morgenröte
Bebt's über die Wangen mein,
Du gehst, und ein Tränengewölke
Dunkelt des Auges Schein.
Ich denke an dich, da steigen
Die Flammen hoch und licht
Empor aus Herzens Tiefen,
Aber du siehst es nicht.
 
Melodische Seufzer tönen
Herauf, ein voller Chor,
Als dir geweihete Lieder
Haucht sie die Lippe hervor.
Im Herzen da wohnt eine Stimme,
Die deinen Namen spricht,
Sie ruft ihn so laut, so flehend,
Ach, du vernimmst es nicht.

Der stolze Mut ist gebrochen,
Und Hoffnung und Lebenslust,
Aus tief unheilbarer Wunde
Blutet das Herz in der Brust.
Viel Schmerzen noch muß erdulden,
Bis Tod mitleidig es bricht,
Viel namenlose Schmerzen,
Wehe, du fühlst es nicht.

Text Authorship:

  • by Johanna Kinkel (1810 - 1858) [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 Johanna Kinkel (1810 - 1858), "Du nahst!", op. 15 (Sechs Lieder) no. 2, published 1841 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Anja Bunzel) , "You are approaching!", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani

This text was added to the website: 2007-10-04
Line count: 24
Word count: 114

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