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Regen [sinkt auf die]1 Stadt, und mein [Herz]2 steht in Tränen. Ich weiß nicht, was es hat: mein Herz ist voll Sehnen. [Das]3 ruhige Regenklopfen auf den Dächern und Gassen. Leise trommeln die Tropfen: Verlassen, verlassen! Warum nur muss ich weinen? Mein Herz ist am Verscheiden. Warum? Ich weiss ja keinen Grund, solchen Gram zu leiden! O das ist bitt're Pein: so sonder Lieb und Groll unsäglich traurig sein, das Herz von Tränen voll.
1 Marx: "über der"
2 Marx: "Herze"
3 Marx: "Dies"
Text Authorship:
- by Richard von Schaukal (1874 - 1942), "Regen", appears in Nachdichtungen: Verlaine-Heredia, in Romances sans Paroles, Berlin: Oesterheld & Co., page 41, first published 1906 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Paul Verlaine (1844 - 1896), no title, appears in Romances sans paroles, in Ariettes oubliées, no. 3, Sens, Typographie de Maurice L'Hermite, first published 1874
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Joseph Marx (1882 - 1964), "Regen", 1910, published 1911 [ medium voice and piano ], in Lieder und Gesänge, II. Folge, Nr.7 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Rain", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor] , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2010-11-19
Line count: 16
Word count: 77
Rain [sinks down onto]1 the city, and my heart stands tear-filled. I know not what is bothering it: my heart is full of longing. [The]2 quiet knocking of the rain on the roofs and streets- Softly pound the drops: Forsaken, forsaken! Why must I weep? My heart is about to die. Why? I know of no Reason for suffering such pain! Oh, that is bitter pain: So [entirely] without love and resentment to be unfathomably sad, the heart full of tears.
1 Marx: "over"
2 Marx: "This"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2012 by Sharon Krebs, (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 Richard von Schaukal (1874 - 1942), "Regen", appears in Nachdichtungen: Verlaine-Heredia, in Romances sans Paroles, Berlin: Oesterheld & Co., page 41, first published 1906
Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Paul Verlaine (1844 - 1896), no title, appears in Romances sans paroles, in Ariettes oubliées, no. 3, Sens, Typographie de Maurice L'Hermite, first published 1874
This text was added to the website: 2012-08-03
Line count: 16
Word count: 83