Heilig Wesen! gestört hab' ich die goldene
Götterruhe dir oft, und der [geheimeren]1,
[Tieferen]2 Schmerzen des Lebens
Hast du manche gelernt von mir.
O vergiß es, vergib! gleich dem Gewölke dort
Vor dem friedlichen Mond, geh' ich dahin, und du
Ruhst und [glänzt]3 in deiner
Schöne wieder, du süßes Licht!
Drei Hölderlin-Gedichte
Song Cycle by Wolfgang Michael Rihm (b. 1952)
1. Abbitte [sung text checked 1 time]
Authorship:
- by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843), "Abbitte", written 1798, appears in Gedichte 1784-1800 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Bas Ammerlaan) , "Verontschuldiging", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Apology", copyright ©
- ENG English (John Glenn Paton) , "Apology", copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Excuse", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Confirmed with Friedrich Hölderlin, Sämtliche Gedichte und Hyperion, Frankfurt am Main: Insel Verlag, 1999, page 198.
1 Pfitzner: "geheimen"2 Apostel, Hauer, Rihm: "Tiefern"
3 Apostel, Hauer, Pfitzner, Rihm: "glänzest"
Research team for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Jakob Kellner , Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
2. Hälfte des Lebens [sung text checked 1 time]
Mit gelben Birnen hänget Und voll mit wilden Rosen Das Land in den See, Ihr holden Schwäne, Und trunken von Küssen [[Tunkt]1 ihr das Haupt Ins heilignüchterne Wasser.]2 Weh mir, wo nehm' ich, wenn Es Winter ist, die Blumen, und wo Den Sonnenschein, Und Schatten der Erde? Die Mauern [stehn]3 Sprachlos und kalt, im Winde Klirren die Fahnen.
Authorship:
- by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843), "Hälfte des Lebens", appears in Gedichte 1800-1804, in Nachtgesänge [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La meitat de la vida", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The middle of life", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Le milieu de la vie", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Stéphane Goldet) (Pierre de Rosamel) , "Mi-temps de la vie", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- IRI Irish (Gaelic) [singable] (Gabriel Rosenstock) , "Leath an tSaoil", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
1 Müller: "Taucht"
2 omitted by Ligeti
3 Cerha: "stehen"
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3. An Zimmern [sung text checked 1 time]
Die Linien des Lebens sind verschieden, Wie Wege sind, und wie der Berge Grenzen. Was hier wir sind, kann dort ein Gott ergänzen Mit Harmonien und ewigen Lohn und Frieden.
Authorship:
- by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843), no title [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Les línies de la vida", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , no title, copyright ©
- ENG English [singable] (Walter A. Aue) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Les lignes de la vie", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Stéphane Goldet) (Pierre de Rosamel) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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