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Vier Gesänge , opus 2

by Alban Maria Johannes Berg (1885 - 1935)

Translations available for the entire opus: ENG FRE ITA NOR 

1. Dem Schmerz sein Recht
 (Sung text)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Schlafen, Schlafen, nichts als Schlafen!
  Kein Erwachen, keinen Traum!
Jener Wehen, die mich trafen,
  Leisestes Erinnern kaum,
Daß ich, wenn des Lebens Fülle
  Niederklingt in meine Ruh',
Nur noch tiefer mich verhülle,
  Fester zu die Augen thu'!

Text Authorship:

  • by (Christian) Friedrich Hebbel (1813 - 1863), no title, appears in Gedichte, in 4. Dem Schmerz sein Recht, no. 4

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Jakob Kellner) , "To sleep, to sleep, nothing but to sleep!", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "À la douleur son dû", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Dormire, dormire, null'altro che dormire", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • NOR Norwegian (Bokmål) (Marianne Beate Kielland) , copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

2. Schlafend trägt man mich
 (Sung text)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Schlafend trägt man mich
in mein Heimatland.
Ferne komm' ich her,
über Gipfel, über Schlünde,
über ein dunkles Meer
in mein Heimatland.

Text Authorship:

  • by Alfred Mombert (1872 - 1942), no title, appears in Der Glühende: ein Gedichtwerk, no. 58

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Jakob Kellner) , "Sleeping, I am carried", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "En dormant, je suis emporté", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Addormentato mi portano", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • NOR Norwegian (Bokmål) (Marianne Beate Kielland) , copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

3. Nun ich der Riesen Stärksten überwand
 (Sung text)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Nun ich der Riesen Stärksten überwand,
Mich aus dem dunkelsten Land heimfand
an einer weißen Märchenhand -
Hallen schwer die Glocken.
Und ich wanke durch die Straßen
schlafbefangen.

Text Authorship:

  • by Alfred Mombert (1872 - 1942), appears in Der Glühende: ein Gedichtwerk, no. 59

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Jakob Kellner) , "Now that I have overcome the strongest of the giants", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Maintenant que j'ai vaincu le plus grand des géants", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Adesso ho superato la più dura delle cime", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • NOR Norwegian (Bokmål) (Marianne Beate Kielland) , copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

4. Warm die Lüfte
 (Sung text)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Warm die Lüfte,
es sprießt Gras auf sonnigen Wiesen.
Horch!--
Horch, es flötet die Nachtigall...
Ich will singen:

Droben hoch im düstern Bergforst,
es schmilzt und sickert kalter Schnee,
ein Mädchen im grauen Kleide
lehnt am feuchten Eichstamm,
krank sind ihre zarten Wangen,
die grauen Augen fiebern
durch Düsterriesenstämme.
"Er kommt noch nicht. Er läßt mich warten"...
 
Stirb!
Der Eine stirbt, daneben der Andere lebt:
Das macht die Welt so tiefschön.

Text Authorship:

  • by Alfred Mombert (1872 - 1942), no title, appears in Der Glühende: ein Gedichtwerk, no. 72

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Jakob Kellner) , "Warm the breezes", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "L'air est doux", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Tiepide brezze", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • NOR Norwegian (Bokmål) (Marianne Beate Kielland) , copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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