by Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Wenn Glück auf Dich
Hernieder glitt,
Eh's rasch entwich
In flücht'gem Tritt,
Nimm's mit.
Streut Dir auf's Haupt
Ein Blatt der West,
Im Flug geraubt,
Vom Thau genäßt,
Halt's fest!
Laß immerdar
Dir Gaben weih'n.
Sollt' es Manna sein,
Fang's ein!
Doch hält ein Herz
Mit Deinem Schritt,
Das gern um Liebe
Alles litt,
Dann Glückskind Du,
Merk' auf, greif' zu,
Halt's fest, fang's ein, nimm's mit!

Note: in another edition of this poem by Cornelius, line 13 ("Sollt's Manna sein") is expanded to two lines: "Sollt's Manna gar/ Vom Himmel sein"; and the final line of the poem is "Fang's ein, halt's fest, nimm's mit!", which is also the title.

Composition:

    Set to music by José Vianna da Motta (1868 - 1948), "Guter Rath" [ voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder von Peter Cornelius, no. 2, unpublished; the manuscript of this group of songs is labelled op. 10, but a different set of songs is published under that opus number

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website: 2011-07-10
Line count: 21
Word count: 68