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Nun, ihr Musen, genug! Vergebens strebt ihr zu schildern, Wie sich Jammer und Glück wechseln in liebender Brust. Heilen könnet die Wunden ihr nicht, die Amor geschlagen; Aber Linderung kommt einzig, ihr Guten, von euch.
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- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, appears in Alexis und Dora, excerpt: last four lines [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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Zum Schluß", op. 65 no. 15 (1875), published 1875 [ vocal quartet and piano four-hands or instrumental ensemble ], from Neue Liebeslieder, no. 15, Berlin, Simrock [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Johann Friedrich Reichardt (1752 - 1814), "Aus Alexis und Dora", published 1809 [sung text not yet checked]
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- AFR Afrikaans [singable] (Robert Schall) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Alvaro De la Cruz) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Ma ora basta, o Muse! Invano vi sforzate di descrivere come disperazione e felicità si alternano nell'animo di chi ama. Le ferite che ha inflitto Amore non riuscirete a guarirle, eppure sollievo può venire solo da voi, o benigne.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, appears in Alexis und Dora, excerpt: last four lines
This text was added to the website: 2009-06-14
Line count: 4
Word count: 39