O wie beneid' ich deine Seele
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O wie beneid' ich deine Seele,
Daß sie in Tönen reist und ruht
Und in den Klang aus kund'ger Kehle
Ausströmt, was wohl und wehe thut.
Es heißt, ein eigner Himmelsfrieden
Wohnt in Musik, Gesang und Klang,
Und Herzen, die die Welt geschieden,
Und Herzen, die der Gram verschlang,
Sie finden sich und andre wieder,
Wenn sie des Tones Welle wiegt,
Wenn sich die Weise sanfter Lieder
An ihre Wunde tröstlich schmiegt.
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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
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Is it your fingers that strike the strings
so deftly, that glide
dreamily over the keys,
comely wanderers without a goal?
O how I envy your soul,
that it can travel and reside in tones,
and stream out in the sound of a skilled voice
that can induce both delight and sorrow.
They say that a singular, heavenly peace
lives in music, in song and sound,
and hearts that have departed the world,
and hearts that have been swallowed by grief,
shall find themselves and others again
when waves of sound lull them,
when the melodies of gentle songs
lay themselves comfortingly upon the heart's wounds.
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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 2-3 of the original text.
Translation revised 26/11/2012 with very helpful suggestions by Sharon Krebs.
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