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by Henriette Wilhelmine Auguste von Schorn (1807 - 1869), as Henriette Nordheim

Ach, was ist Leben doch so schwer
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Ach, was ist Leben doch so schwer,
Wenn, was Du lieb hast, ist nicht mehr!
Aber sei still!
Weil Gott es will.
 
Ach, was ist Sterben doch so schwer,
Wenn, was Du lieb hast, weint umher.
Aber sei still!
Weil Gott es will.
 
Ach, Leben, Sterben wär' nicht schwer,
Wenn unser Herz nur stille wär'!
Darum sei still!
Weil Gott es will.

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Confirmed with Zwei Menschenalter. Erinnerungen und Briefe, herausgegeben von Adelheid von Schorn, Berlin: S. Fischer Verlag, 1901, page 19


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  • by Henriette Wilhelmine Auguste von Schorn (1807 - 1869), as Henriette Nordheim, no title [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 66

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