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by Ricarda Octavia Huch (1864 - 1947)

Ritter Schaumburg (Grabstein von Riemenschneider)
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
Dunkelt der Abschied des Lebens,
Ritter, dein edles Gesicht
Oder die Sehnsucht zum Tod?
Schien, was das Glück dir bot,
Schal, die verhaßte Pflicht
Und all Kämpfe vergebens?

Du entsagtest dem Sieg,
Du warst andern ein Hort,
Glühend in gläubigem Feuer.
Aber der Himmel schwieg,
Und es verlosch, was dir teuer:
Einsamkeit hier und dort.

Löste das Rätsel auch
Schuldlos ertragener Pein,
Sinnloser Erdentage
Drüben ein göttlicher Hauch,
Hier erstarrte zu Stein
Deine verhaltene Klage.

Text Authorship:

  • by Ricarda Octavia Huch (1864 - 1947) [author's text not yet checked 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 Hermann Reutter (1900 - 1985), "Ritter Schaumburg (Grabstein von Riemenschneider)", 1971 [voice and piano], from 9 Lieder, no. 4. [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

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

  • ENG English (John Glenn Paton) , title 1: "Knight Schaumburg (Tombstone by Riemenschneider)", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , title unknown, copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: John Glenn Paton [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2009-07-20
Line count: 18
Word count: 75

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