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by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)

Wohl vor lauter Sinnen, Singen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ITA
Wohl vor lauter [Sinnen]1, Singen
Kommen wir nicht recht zum Leben;
Wieder ohne rechtes Leben
Muß zu Ende gehn das Singen;
Ging zu Ende dann das Singen:
Mögen wir auch nicht länger leben.

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•   H. Pfitzner 

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Confirmed with Joseph Freiherrn von Eichendorff's Werke. Erster Theil. Gedichte. Berlin. Verlegt von M. Simion. 1841, page 86, under the title "Intermezzo"; confirmed with Joseph Freiherrn von Eichendorff's sämmtliche Werke. Zweite Auflage. Erster Band. Leipzig, Voigt & Günther. 1864, page 318, untitled, as no. 1 of Sprüche; and confirmed with Joseph Freiherrn von Eichendorffs sämtliche poetische Werke. Dritte Auflage. Erster Band. Leipzig, C. F. Amelang's Verlag. 1883, page 74, as no. 1 of Sprüche (also untitled).

1 Eichendorff (1883 edition), Pfitzner: "Singen"

Text Authorship:

  • by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Intermezzo", written 1810, appears in Gedichte, in 2. Sängerleben, Berlin, Duncker und Humblot, first published 1837 [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 Wolfgang Fortner (1907 - 1987), "Wohl vor lauter Sinne, Singen" [ mixed chorus ], from Sprüche von Joseph von Eichendorff, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Hans Erich Pfitzner (1869 - 1949), no title, op. 28, Heft 3 no. 4, published 1921, first performed 1922 [ mixed chorus and orchestra ], from Von deutscher Seele - Teil III - Der Liederteil, no. 4, Adolph Fürstner, Berlin [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Intermezzo da "Vita di poeta"", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Ferdinando Albeggiani , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2009-07-06
Line count: 6
Word count: 35

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