by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843)
Der gute Glaube Matches original text
Language: German (Deutsch)
Schönes Leben! du liegst krank, und das Herz ist mir
Müd vom Weinen und schon dämmert die Furcht in mir,
Doch, doch kann ich nicht glauben,
Daß du sterbest, so lang du liebst.
Composition:
- Set to music by Dmitri Nikolaevich Smirnov (1948 - 2020), "Der gute Glaube", op. 31 no. 2, published 1980, first performed 1981 [ voice and organ ], from Schicksalslieder (Pesny sud'by), no. 2, also set in Russian (Русский)
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843), "Der gute Glaube", appears in Gedichte 1784-1800
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "La bonne croyance", copyright © 2012, (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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