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Was erfüllt mit bangem Sehnen, Rastlos dich, du armes Herz[?] Was begehren diese Tränen, Was erregt so heissen Schmerz? Ach! ich kann mich nicht mehr freuen, Wie auch pranget die Natur. Mag der Frühling sich erneuen, Mir erneu't der Schmerz sich nur! Dieses Klopfen, dieses Brennen, Wohl fühl' ich, dass mich's verzehrt, Ach! und kann es doch nicht nennen, Was das Herz so heiss begehrt. Möcht' mich in den Fluten wiegen, Möchte mit den Wolken zieh'n, Mit den Vögeln möcht' ich fliegen, Und weiss selber nicht wohin. Aus der Freude Kreis alleine Flieh' ich dann mit meinem Schmerz. Niemand weiss warum ich weine, Mich vermisst kein liebend Herz! Nimm mich denn, o kühle Erde, In die Mutterarme du, Dass dem armen Herzen werde Endlich die ersehnte Ruh'!
Text Authorship:
- by Josephine Stieler née von Miller (1809 - 1890) [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 Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Sehnen", op. 15 (Sechs deutsche Lieder) no. 6 (1836), published 1848 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Longing", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Desiderio", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2006-12-05
Line count: 24
Word count: 127
Cosa ti colma di desiderio ansioso senza requie, mio povero cuore? Cosa bramano queste lacrime, cosa suscita un così intenso dolore? Ah! Più non mi è dato di gioire ancora della natura nel suo splendore. Primavera che tutto rinnova, rinnova per me soltanto il dolore! Questi battiti di un cuore ardente mi consumano tutta, bene lo avverto, Ah! Tuttavia non sono capace di dire per cosa brucia di desiderio il mio cuore. Potessi cullarmi fluttuando nel mare, potessi librarmi lassù fra le nubi, prendere il volo insieme agli uccelli, pure non saprei a quale meta aspirare. Esclusa dal cerchio della felicità io fuggo sola con il mio dolore. Nessuno conosce la ragione del pianto nessun cuore amorevole ha di me rimpianto! Accoglimi allora, o fredda terra, avvolgimi nel tuo abbraccio materno, così che il mio povero cuore malato trovi alla fine il riposo agognato.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Italian (Italiano) copyright © 2011 by Ferdinando Albeggiani, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Josephine Stieler née von Miller (1809 - 1890)
This text was added to the website: 2011-09-19
Line count: 24
Word count: 144