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Der Frost hat mir bereifet
Des Hauses Dach;
Doch warm ist's mir geblieben
Im Wohngemach.
Der Winter hat die Scheitel
Mir weiß gedeckt.
Doch fließt das Blut, das rothe,
Durch's Herzgemach.
Der Jugendflor der Wangen,
Die Rosen sind
Gegangen, all' gegangen
Einander nach.
Wo sind sie hingegangen?
In's Herz hinab.
Da blühn sie nach Verlangen,
Wie vor so nach.
Sind alle Freudenströme
Der Welt versiegt?
Noch fließt mir durch den Busen
Ein stiller Bach.
Sind alle Nachtigallen
Der Flur verstummt?
Noch ist bei mir im Stillen
Hier eine wach.
Sie singet: Herr des Hauses!
Verschleuß dein Thor,
Daß nicht die Welt, die kalte,
Dring in's Gemach.
Schleuß aus den rauhen Odem
Der Wirklichkeit,
Und nur dem Duft der Träume
Gib Dach und Fach.
...
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-8 of the original text.
Note: The poem was first published 1822 in Rückert's Oestliche Rosen where all the poems have no titles. In subsequent editions (Erlangen, 1837: Gesammelte Gedichte, Frankfurt a. M., 1868: Gesammelte Poetische Werke) this poem got the title Vom künftigen Alter and is printed in a different format: each two lines of the original poem have been combined into one single line, and the separation into stanzas has been abandoned.
Composition:
- Set to music by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Greisengesang", op. 60 no. 1, D 778 (1823), published 1826, stanzas 1-8 [ bass, piano ], Cappi und Czerny, VN 195, Wien
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), "Vom künftigen Alter", appears in Östliche Rosen, in 2. Zweite Lese, first published 1822
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- CHI Chinese (中文) [singable] (Dr Huaixing Wang) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , no title, copyright ©
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2009, (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.
Line count: 40
Word count: 155
De vorst heeft van mijn woning
het dak berijpt;
Maar warm is het gebleven
in 't woonverblijf.
De winter heeft mijn schedel
met wit gedekt;
Toch stroomt het bloed, het rode,
nog door mijn lijf.
De jeugdblos op de wangen,
de rozen zijn
Gaan hangen en gegaan,
omdat niets beklijft.
Waar zijn zij heen gegaan dan?
In 't hart gedaald;
Daar bloei'n ze allerhande,
zo 't was, zo 't blijft.
Zijn alle vreugdestromen
op aard' verdroogd?
Nog vloeit er door mijn boezem
een stille beek.
Zijn alle nachtegalen
in 't veld verstomd?
Toch is bij mij in stilte er
nog
één die spreekt.
Die zingt steeds: "Heer des huizes,
sluit af je poort,
Dat niet de kou der wereld
je huis indrijft.
Sluit uit de vuile adem
der werk'lijkheid,
En geef slechts geur van dromen
nog gastverblijf!"
...
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-8 of the original text.
Text Authorship:
- Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2007 by Lau Kanen, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., please ask the copyright-holder(s) directly.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), "Vom künftigen Alter", appears in Östliche Rosen, in 2. Zweite Lese, first published 1822
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Line count: 40
Word count: 170