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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Wer nie sein Brot in Tränen aß

(Sung text for setting by F. Lachner)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG ENG FRE HUN ITA

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!

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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:

Franz Paul Lachner

Text Authorship:

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Harfenspieler", written <<1783, appears in Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre, first published 1795

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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

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Celui qui n'a jamais mangé son pain avec des larmes

(Sung text translation for setting by F. Lachner)

See original

Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

Celui qui n'a jamais mangé son pain avec des larmes,
Celui qui au cours de nuits pleines de chagrins
Ne s'est jamais assis sur son lit en pleurant,
Ne vous connaît pas, vous célestes puissances.

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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2009 by Pierre Mathé, (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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