by Erdmann Hunger (1801 - 1825)

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

Composition:

    Set to music by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "An die Thräne", 1838, published 1840/1, stanza 2 [ voice and piano ], München: K. b. Hof Musikalien-Handlung von Falter & Sohn und Jos. Aibl (also published posthumously Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1882)

Text Authorship:

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

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


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 114