by Ignaz Hub (1810 - 1880)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Was sind des Lebens Freuden?
Ein Quell geheimer Leiden,
Ein ewiger Verlust.
Kein Glück ist uns beschieden,
Nie trinken wir den Frieden
Aus unsrer Mutter.

Die Hoffnung winkt den Thoren,
Zum Leid sind wir geboren,
Das ist des Menschen Loos.
Was hold bescheert der Morgen,
Hüllt schon voll bitt'rer Sorgen
Die Nacht in ihren Schoos.

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Note: the subtitle comes from Sophocles, Elektra, line 1170. Information about the Greek text was provided by Dr. Sofia Kontossi of the Leonidas Zoras Archive and the National Conservatory of Greece. Her help is gratefully acknowledged.

Note for Lang's setting: in the repetition of stanza 1, line 6, the line becomes "Aus ihrer Brust".

Composition:

    Set to music by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Ruhe", c1833, stanzas 1-2 [ voice and piano ], unpublished

Text Authorship:

  • by Ignaz Hub (1810 - 1880), "Ruhe", subtitle: "Τους γαρ θανόντας ουχ ορώ λυπουμένους"

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Rest", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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