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by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850)

Du geleitest mich durch's Leben
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE FRE
Du geleitest mich durch's Leben,
Sinnende Melancholie!
Mag mein Stern sich strahlend heben,
Mag er sinken - weichest nie!

Führst mich oft in Felsenklüfte,
Wo der Adler einsam haust,
Tannen starren in die Lüfte
Und der Waldstrom donnernd braust.

Meiner Todten dann gedenk' ich,
Wild hervor die Thräne bricht,
Und an deinen Busen senk' ich
Mein umnachtet Angesicht.

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Confirmed with Nicolaus Lenau’s sämtliche Werke, herausgegeben von G. Emil Barthel, Leipzig: Druck und Verlag von Philipp Reclam jun., [no year], page 173.


Text Authorship:

  • by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), "An die Melancholie", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Vermischte Gedichte [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]

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