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by Richard Pohl (1826 - 1896)

Seelentrost
 (Sung text for setting by H. Goetz)
 Matches original text
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
   Gräm' dich nur nicht so viel,
Und bleibe fromm und still,
Dann hilft der Himmel dir zu deinem besten Ziel;
   Glaub', jedes Herzeleid
Währt keine Ewigkeit,
Das sei dein Liebestrost in aller trüben Zeit.
 
   Hat Mancher mehr vollbracht
Als er wohl selbst gedacht,
Weil Gottes Hand ihn führte in der tiefsten Nacht:
   So zag' auch du nicht mehr,
Blick' auf zum Sternenheer,
Und in die weite schöne Welt rings um dich her!

Confirmed with: Gedichte von Richard Pohl, Weimar: Landes-Industrie-Comptoir, 1859, page 96

Composition:

    Set to music by Hermann (Gustav) Goetz (1840 - 1876), "Seelentrost", op. 21 (Sieben Lieder für S., A., T. und B.) no. 7 (1862-3), published 1880 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], Leipzig, Kistner

Text Authorship:

  • by Richard Pohl (1826 - 1896), "Seelentrost"

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Comfort for the soul", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2015-08-12
Line count: 12
Word count: 72

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