by Heinrich Meibom (1638 - 1700)
Translation by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875)
Somne levis
Language: Latin
Our translations: CAT
Somne levis! quanquam certissima mortis imago, Consortem cupio te tamen esse tori. Alma quies, optata, veni! nam sic sine vita Vivere, quam suave est, sic sine morte mori!
Text Authorship:
- by Heinrich Meibom (1638 - 1700), "Somne levis"
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "A la son", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2007-06-29
Line count: 4
Word count: 28
An den Schlaf Matches original text
Language: German (Deutsch) after the Latin
Schlaf! süßer Schlaf! obwohl dem Tod wie du nichts gleicht, auf diesem Lager doch willkommen heiß' ich dich! Denn ohne Leben so, wie lieblich lebt es sich! So weit vom Sterben, ach, wie stirbt es sich so leicht!
Composition:
- Set to music by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "An den Schlaf", from Mörike-Lieder, no. 29
Text Authorship:
- by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875), "An den Schlaf"
Based on:
- a text in Latin by Heinrich Meibom (1638 - 1700), "Somne levis"
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "To Sleep", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Au sommeil", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Stéphane Goldet) (Pierre de Rosamel) , "Au sommeil", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Sonno mio dolce!", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 4
Word count: 38