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Ach, nun taucht die Klosterzelle einsam aus des Wassers Welle, und ich seh' in meinen Schmerzen, daß die Zelle fremd dem Herzen. Nicht die Burgen, nicht die Reben haben ihr den Reiz gegeben, nicht die wundergleiche Lage, nicht Roland und seine Sage, nicht die Wiege deutscher Gauen, die von hier ich kann erschauen; denn des Herbstes kühle Winde und des Winters eis'ge Rinde pochten an. Sie mußte flieh'n, die den Zauber hat verliehen dieser Zelle, die umfangen hält der Rhein mit Liebesbangen. Soll allein den Schmerz ich tragen, allein mit der Zelle klagen, wird sich zu mir Hoffnung neigen, sollen meine Lieder schweigen. Dies, das letzte meiner Lieder ruft dir: Komme wieder, wieder!
Text Authorship:
- by Felix Maria Vincenz Andreas, Fürst von Lichnowsky (1814 - 1848) [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 Franz (Ferenc) Liszt (1811 - 1886), "Die Zelle im Nonnenwerth ", S. 274 no. 1 (1841), published 1843 [voice and piano], Köln : Eck [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by Franz (Ferenc) Liszt (1811 - 1886), "Die Zelle im Nonnenwerth", S. 301 [voice and piano], also set in French (Français) [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by Franz (Ferenc) Liszt (1811 - 1886), "Die Zelle im Nonnenwerth", S. 274 no. 2 (1858-60), published 1860 [baritone voice and piano], note: 4th version ; Leipzig : Kahnt [ sung text checked 1 time]
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- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Étienne Monnier ENG RUS ; composed by Franz Liszt.
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- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The cloister cell in Nonnenwerth", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- RUS Russian (Русский) (Jelena Jermolajeva) , "Келья в Нонненверте", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Line count: 22
Word count: 113
Ah, now rises the solitary cloister cell From the water's waves, And in my pain I see That the cell is a stranger to my heart. Not the castles, not the vineyards Have bestowed their attractions upon it Not the wondrous location, Not Roland and his legend, Not the cradle of German counties That I may gaze upon from here; For the chilly winds of autumn And winter's cold crust of ice Have knocked [on my door]. She had to flee, [She] who conferred magic Upon this cell, which is held embraced By the Rhine with loving concern. If I am to bear this pain alone, Alone to lament with the cell, Shall hope incline itself to me, Should my songs cease. This, the last of my songs Calls to you: Return, return!
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Felix Maria Vincenz Andreas, Fürst von Lichnowsky (1814 - 1848)
This text was added to the website: 2011-05-11
Line count: 22
Word count: 133