Weary | In battle and in suffering I never yearned for you

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by Albert Sergel (1876 - 1946)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Müde

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

In Kampf und Not hab ich dich nie ersehnt,
da war ich stolz und stark, dich zu verlachen;
nun steht die Klinge an die Wand gelehnt
und rostet ein . . ein Träumen ohn Erwachen . . 

Ein müdes Dämmern . . und kein Morgenrot,
dem all das Nächtig-Enge frühfroh weiche . . 
gib mir die Hand, Freund und Erlöser Tod,
und führe mich in deine stillen Reiche.

Confirmed with Sehnen und Suchen, Vierte Auflage, Rostock: C.J.E. Volckmann (Volckman & Wetter), 1905, page 130.

Text Authorship:

by Albert Sergel (1876 - 1946), "Müde", appears in Sehnen und Suchen: Gedichte, in Einkehr und Wende, in Einsame Wege [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 Heinrich Kaspar Schmid (1874 - 1953), "Müde", op. 17 (Fünf Gedichte) no. 4, published 1913 [ voice and piano ], München: Wunderhornverlag [sung text not yet checked]

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Weary", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Weary

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

In battle and in suffering I never yearned for you,
then I was proud and strong enough to laugh at you;
now my sword stands leaned against the wall
and rusts . . a dream without waking . . 

A weary dawning . . and no red glow of morning,
before which all the nighttime narrowness would yield in early joy . . 
give me your hand, friend and saviour death,
and lead me into your quiet realms.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Albert Sergel (1876 - 1946), "Müde", appears in Sehnen und Suchen: Gedichte, in Einkehr und Wende, in Einsame Wege
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This text was added to the website: 2024-12-03
Line count: 8
Word count: 78