by Richard Engländer (1859 - 1919), as Peter Altenberg
Language: German (Deutsch)
Was erhoffst Du Dir, Mädchen, noch?! Da Du, geschlossene Blüte, alles Lebendige in Dir birgst?! Bleibe verschlossenes Blüh’n, o Mädchen -- -- Denn die „gewöhnliche That“ des Seins mordet dein „göttliches Ungeschehnis“!“
Note: [sic] for the last word.
Composition:
- Set to music by Alban Maria Johannes Berg (1885 - 1935), "Hoffnung", 1906 [ voice and piano ], from Jugendlieder, Vol. II (1904-08), no. 55
Text Authorship:
- by Richard Engländer (1859 - 1919), as Peter Altenberg, no title
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Manuel Capdevila i Font) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Hope", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Espoir", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- NOR Norwegian (Bokmål) (Marianne Beate Kielland) , "Håp", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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