Consolation in song | When adversity's tempest roars aloft

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by Franz Adolf Friedrich von Schober (1796 - 1882)

Translation © by T. P. (Peter) Perrin

Trost im Liede

(Sung text for setting by F. Schubert)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

Braust des Unglücks Sturm empor:
Halt' ich meine Harfe vor.
Schützen können Saiten nicht,
Die er leicht und schnell durchbricht;
Aber durch des Sanges Thor
Schlägt er milder an mein Ohr.
Sanfte Laute hör ich klingen,
Die mir in die Seele dringen,
Die mir auf des Wohllauts Schwingen
Wunderbare Tröstung bringen;
Und ob Klagen mir entschweben,
Ob ich still und schmerzlich weine,
Fühl ich mich doch so ergeben,
Daß ich fest und gläubig meine:
Es gehört zu meinem Leben,
Daß sich Schmerz und Freude eine.

Composition:

Franz Peter Schubert

Text Authorship:

by Franz Adolf Friedrich von Schober (1796 - 1882), "Trost im Liede"

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Consol en el cant", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Troost in het lied", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (T. P. (Peter) Perrin) , "Consolation in song", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Consolation dans le chant", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Richard Morris , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 87

Consolation in song

(Sung text translation for setting by F. Schubert)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

When adversity's tempest roars aloft,
I raise my harp against it.
The strings are no real shield,
which it splits with ease and speed,
but coming through song's gate
it strikes the ear more gently.
I hear soft tones playing
that enter into my soul,
and on harmony's wings
bring miraculous comfort.
Though I may give vent to laments,
though I, unheard, cry in pain,
yet it is my conviction,
which I firmly, devoutly hold,
that the essence of my life
is pain and joy conjoined.

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Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2012 by T. P. (Peter) Perrin, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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a text in German (Deutsch) by Franz Adolf Friedrich von Schober (1796 - 1882), "Trost im Liede"
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This text was added to the website: 2012-07-03
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Word count: 86