Even the most aloof of beauties

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by Friedrich Wilhelm Gotter (1746 - 1797)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Auch die Sprödeste der Schönen

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: DUT ENG FRE

  Auch die Sprödeste der Schönen
Wird erweicht durch langen Schmerz,
Und der Liebe Freuden krönen
Endlich ein getreues Herz.
 
  Ach, wie süß sind alle Sorgen,
Jede Mühe wie so leicht,
Wenn man hoffet, morgen, morgen
Wird vielleicht ihr Stolz erweicht!
 
  Nichts verschont auf seinen Wegen
Der Gewitterstrom im Hain;
Tröpfelnd dringt ein Frühlingsregen
Nach und nach in Felsen ein.

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Confirmed with Deutschlands Originaldichter, I. Band, Hamburg: J.P.C. Reuß, 1774, page 172.

Text Authorship:

by Friedrich Wilhelm Gotter (1746 - 1797), "Lied" [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 (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809), "Auch die Sprödeste der Schönen", Hob. XXXVIa no. 18 (1781/4). [
text verified 1 time
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Set in a modified version by Leopold Anton Kozeluch.

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , no title, copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2016, (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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Word count: 60

Even the most aloof of beauties

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

  Even the most aloof of beauties
Is softened through long-enduring pain,
And the joys of love shall
Finally reward a faithful heart.
 
  Ah, how sweet are all cares,
Every toil how easy,
When one hopes that tomorrow, tomorrow
Her pride might just melt.
 
  The deluge of the thunderstorm in the grove
Spares nothing in its path;
Dripping, a spring rain penetrates
Bit by bit into stone.

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Translated titles:
"Lied" = "Song"
"Auch die Sprödeste der Schönen" = "Even the most aloof of beauties"
"Der Langmut Lohn" = "The reward of patience"

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This text was added to the website: 2015-04-10
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Word count: 67