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by Friedrich von Schiller (1759 - 1805)

Des Mädchens Klage
 (Sung text for setting by H. Wichmann)
 Matches original text
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG ENG FRE
Der Eichwald brauset,
Die Wolken ziehn,
Das Mägdlein sitzet
An Ufers Grün,
Es bricht sich die Welle mit Macht, mit Macht,
Und sie seufzt hinaus in die finstre Nacht,
Das Auge von Weinen getrübet.

"Das Herz ist gestorben,
Die Welt ist leer,
Und weiter giebt sie
Dem Wunsche nichts mehr.
Du Heilige rufe dein Kind zurück,
Ich habe genossen das irdische Glück,
Ich habe gelebt und geliebet!"

Es rinnet der Thränen
Vergeblicher Lauf,
Die Klage sie wecket
Die Todten nicht auf,
Doch nenne, was tröstet und heilet die Brust
Nach der süßen Liebe verschwundener Lust,
Ich, die himmlische, wills nicht versagen.

"Laß rinnen der Thränen
Vergeblichen Lauf,
Es wecke die Klage
Den Todten nicht auf,
Das süßeste Glück für die traurende Brust,
Nach der schönen Liebe verschwundener Lust,
Sind der Liebe Schmerzen und Klagen.

First published 1799 in Schiller's Musen-Almanach, and later, only stanzas 1-2 (with slight textual modifications and a different line break), in Die Piccolomini, act 3, scene 7 (Thekla's song).

Composition:

    Set to music by Hermann Wichmann (1824 - 1905), "Des Mädchens Klage", op. 43 (Zwei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1879 [ voice and piano ], Dresden, Ries

Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich von Schiller (1759 - 1805), "Des Mädchens Klage", written 1798, first published 1799

See other settings of this text.

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Linda Godry) , "The oaks roar, the clouds rush by", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English [singable] (Shula Keller) , "The maiden's lament", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Plainte de la jeune fille", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Richard Morris , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 28
Word count: 134

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