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by Eligius Franz Joseph, Freiherr von Münch-Bellinghausen (1806 - 1871), as Friedrich Halm

Was du suchst, es steht zu ferne
 (Sung text for setting by T. Leschetizky)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Was du suchst, es steht zu ferne,
Was du hoffst, es darf nicht sein;
Trotzig Kind, sieh endlich ein:
Unerreichbar sind die Sterne!
Armes Herz, schlaf' ein, schlaf' ein!

Wer vertraut, der ist betrogen,
Und wer glaubt, glaubt leerem Schein;
Was geschieht, es muß so seyn;
Ruhig denn, empörte Wogen,
Armes Herz, schlaf' ein, schlaf' ein!
Confirmed with Dramatische Werke von Friedrich Halm (Eligius Freiherrn von Münch-Bellinghausen), Fünfter Band, Wien: Druck und Verlag von Carl Gerold's Sohn, 1856, page 67 (first strophe) and page 68 (second strophe).

Composition:

    Set to music by Theodor Leschetizky (1830 - 1915), "Was du suchst, es steht zu ferne", op. 30 (Drei Lieder von F. Halm für eine tiefe Stimme) no. 2, published 1884 [ low voice and piano ], Wien: bey Gustav Levy

Text Authorship:

  • by Eligius Franz Joseph, Freiherr von Münch-Bellinghausen (1806 - 1871), as Friedrich Halm, no title, Act 2, Scene 5

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "What you seek, it is too far from you", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2014-04-15
Line count: 10
Word count: 57

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