To tears | Greetings to you

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by Erdmann Hunger (1801 - 1825)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

An die Thräne

(Sung text for setting by J. Lang)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

 ... 

   Sei mir gegrüßt!
Linderndes Öl im Sturme der Schmerzen,
Nahe dich tröstend dem wunden Herzen,
Bringe dem starren verzagenden Blick
Friede zurück!

Note: the text above is taken from stanza 2 of the original text.

Note: modernized spelling would change "Thräne" to "Träne", "Thau" to "Tau", etc.

Composition:

Josephine Lang

Text Authorship:

by Erdmann Hunger (1801 - 1825), "An die Thräne"

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "To tears", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 115

To tears

(Sung text translation for setting by J. Lang)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

 ... 

   Greetings to you,
Healing oil in the storm of pain,
Come comfortingly to my wounded heart!
To my benumbed, despairing gaze
Bring back peace.

Note: the text above is taken from stanza 2 of the original text.

Updated November 11, 2011

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This text was added to the website: 2006-04-20
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