Attention! Some of this material is not in the public domain.
It is illegal to copy and distribute our copyright-protected material without permission. It is also illegal to reprint copyright texts or translations without the name of the author or translator.
If you wish to reprint translations, please use the Reprint Basket (upper right hand corner).
Reminder: You must always use the copyright symbol © when you reprint copyright-protected material.
Wer nie sein Brod in Thränen aß,
Wer nicht die kummervollen Nächte, wer nicht in kummervollen Nächten
Auf seinem Bette weinend saß,
Der kennt euch nicht, ihr himmlischen Mächte!
...
Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.
First published in Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre. Ein Roman. Herausgegeben von Goethe. Erster Band. Berlin. Bey Johann Friedrich Unger. 1795, page 346. The poem appears in Book 2, Chapter 13 of Goethe's novel.
See also Baggesen's parody, Leiden.
Composition:
- Set to music by Franz Paul Lachner (1803 - 1890), "Wer nie sein Brot in Tränen aß", op. 99 (3 Canon für 3 Sopranstimmen mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 1, stanza 1 [ 3 sopranos and piano ]
Text Authorship:
- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Harfenspieler", written <<1783, appears in Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre, first published 1795
See other settings of this text.
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- CZE Czech (Čeština) (Jan Evangelista Nečas) , "Harfeník"
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Wie nooit zijn brood in tranen at", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "He who never ate his bread with tears", copyright ©
- ENG English [singable] (Walter A. Aue) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission [an adaptation]
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Celui qui n'a jamais mangé son pain avec des larmes", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- HUN Hungarian (Magyar) (Tamás Rédey) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Chi non mangiò mai pane bagnato di lacrime", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Peter Rastl [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 54
Qui mai ha menjat el seu pa amb llàgrimes,
qui mai ha passat nits d’aflicció
assegut al seu llit plorant,
no us coneix a vosaltres, poders celestials.
...
About the headline (FAQ)
Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2016 by Salvador Pila, (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.
Contact: licenses@email.lieder.example.net
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Harfenspieler", written <<1783, appears in Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre, first published 1795
Go to the general single-text view
This text was added to the website: 2016-11-16
Line count: 8
Word count: 56