You accompany me through life

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by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Du geleitest mich durch's Leben

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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You accompany me through life

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

You accompany me through life,
Meditative melancholy!
If my star be radiantly in the ascendant,
If it sinks - you never leave me!

Oft you lead me into the rocky crags
Where the eagle dwells in solitude,
Fir trees stretch into the winds
And the forest river roars thunderously.

Then I think about those of mine who have died
Wildly my tears break forth,
And upon your bosom then 
I lower my night-shrouded face.

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Translations of title(s):
"An die Melancholie" = "To melancholy"
"Die Melancholie" = "Melancholy"
"Melancholie (Steyrisch)" = "Melancholy (Styrian)"

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), "An die Melancholie", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Vermischte Gedichte
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This text was added to the website: 2021-05-19
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