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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Translation by Joseph, Freiherr von Hammer-Purgstall (1774 - 1856)

Alles geht vorüber
 (Sung text for setting by W. Goethe)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Persian (Farsi) 
Our translations:  ENG
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Auch dieses wird vorüber geh'n, 
Sei's Gram, sei's Lust, 
Wer kam, der nicht vorüber geh'n 
Zuletzt gemußt? 

Drum tröste dich in allen Weh'n, 
Gib' dich zur Ruh' -- 
Wenn jene nicht vorüber geh'n, 
So gehest du.

Composition:

    Set to music by Walther von Goethe (1818 - 1885), "Alles geht vorüber", op. 14 (Sechs Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1844 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Haslinger

Text Authorship:

  • by Joseph, Freiherr von Hammer-Purgstall (1774 - 1856), "Alles geht vorüber ", appears in Duftkörner, aus persischen Dichtern gesammelt, in 5. Spikenarden. Das Buch des Raths und der Weisheit, Stuttgart: Fr. Brodhag'sche Buchhandlung, first published 1836

Based on:

  • a text in Persian (Farsi) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist  [text unavailable]
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Everything shall pass", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2018-12-06
Line count: 8
Word count: 39

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