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Bist du so recht in Gram versunken, Verschloß sich dir das Glück der Welt, Und fühlst du dich betrübt zum Sterben, So raff' dich auf, geh über Feld; Und laß die Stürme dich umsausen, Und trotze ihrer wilden Macht; Das bringt dir andere Gedanken, Du fühlst dich frei, eh du's gedacht. Der heiligen Natur vertraue, Was deine Brust so schwer bedrückt, Die hat schon manches Herz getröstet, Und tiefem Leide es entrückt. Wo in des Hochwalds Wipfel brauset Der Oreaden ew'ger Chor, Und aus dem schroffen Felsen sprudelt Der frisches Waldbach laut hervor, -- Da stimme an in vollen Tönen Ein frisches, frohes, freies Lied! Dann wird das Herz dir mut'ger schlagen Und Frieden zieht in dein Gemüt.
Confirmed with Mustrites Unterhaltungs-Blatt (Beilage zum Wolfratshauser Wochenblatt), Nro. 23 (1887), page 92.
Text Authorship:
- by Theodor Souchay (1833 - 1903), "Bist du so recht in Gram versunken!", appears in Frisch vom Herzen! Lieder und Dichtungen [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 Hans Michael Schletterer (1824 - 1893), "Bist du so recht in Gram versunken", op. 54 (Im Freien zu singen. Zehn Chor-Duette für Sopran- und Altstimme (5. Folge) ohne Begleitung, zum Gebrauch in höheren Töchterschulen und Gesangvereinen) no. 10, published 1881 [ sa chorus ], Leipzig: Fr. Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "If you are quite submerged in grief", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2025-05-16
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Word count: 117
If you are quite submerged in grief, If the happiness of world is closed for you, And if you feel saddened unto death, Then pull yourself together, walk over the fields; And let the storms roar about you, And defy their wild power; That shall bring you other thoughts, You shall feel free before you know it. To holy nature entrust that which So sorely oppresses your bosom, [Nature] has already comforted many a heart And lifted it out of deep suffering. Where in the treetops of the highland forest The eternal choir of the Oreads roars, And where the brisk forest-brook bubbles Loudly forth from the steep crags, -- There, with full tones, strike up A fresh, joyful, free song! Then your heart shall beat more bravely And peace shall enter into your spirit.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Theodor Souchay (1833 - 1903), "Bist du so recht in Gram versunken!", appears in Frisch vom Herzen! Lieder und Dichtungen
This text was added to the website: 2025-05-16
Line count: 20
Word count: 134