Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Wo weilt die Seele wie meine gestimmt?
Der Stern des dunkelnden Abends vernimmt
Nicht meinen Wunsch; was dem Herzen gebricht,
Gewährt er mir nicht.

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Confirmed with: Gedichte von J.G. von Salis, Neue Auflage, Zürich: bey Orell Füßli und Compagnie, 1821, pages 53-54.

Note: the following two lines appear as a motto for the published poem: My lonely anguish melts no heat [sic - should be heart] but mine, / And in my breast th' imperfect joys expire. / Gray.

Composition:

    Set to music by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Lied", c1830, stanza 1 [ voice and piano ], unpublished

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , subtitle: "To Matthisson", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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