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by Friedrich von Hardenberg (1772 - 1801), as Novalis

Sehnsucht nach dem Vaterlande
 (Sung text for setting by L. Reichardt)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Bricht das matte Herz noch immer
unter fremden Himmel nicht?
Kommt der Hoffnung bleicher Schimmer
immer noch mir zu Gesicht?
  Darf ich wol noch Rückkehr wähnen?
stromweis stürzen meine Tränen,
bis mein Herz im Kummer bricht.

Fern sind jene Jugendträume,
abwärts ligt das Vaterland,
Längst gefällt sind jene Bäume
und das alte Schloß zerbrannt;
  Fürchterlich wie Meereswogen 
kam ein rauhes Heer gezogen,
und das Paradies verschwand.
Note: modernized spelling would change "wol" to "wohl", "ligt" to "liegt"

Composition:

    Set to music by Luise Reichardt (1779 - 1826), "Sehnsucht nach dem Vaterlande"

Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich von Hardenberg (1772 - 1801), as Novalis, no title, appears in Heinrich von Ofterdingen [fragment]

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

  • ENG English (Amy Pfrimmer) , "Longing for the Homeland", copyright © 2019, (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: 14
Word count: 67

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