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by Johann Friedrich Rochlitz (1769 - 1842)

Translation © by Malcolm Wren

Sehnsucht

(Sung text for setting by S. Neukomm)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

Meine Ruh' ist dahin,
Meine Freud' ist entflohn;
In dem Flüstern der Lüfte,
In dem Rauschen des Bachs,
Hör' ich leiser nur Klageton.

Seinem freundlichen Wort
Und dem Druck seiner Hand,
Seinem heißen Verlangen,
Seinem glühenden Kuß -
Weh mir, daß ich nicht widerstand!

Wenn ich von fern Ihn seh,
Möcht' ich ihn zu mir ziehn;
Kaum entdeckt mich sein Auge,
Kaum tritt näher er mir,
Möcht' ich gern in mein Grab entfliehn.

Einmal, ach einmal nur	
Möcht' ich ihn glücklich sehn
Hier, am klopfenden Herzen;
An der sehnenden Brust;
Wollte dann lächelnd untergehn! -

Composition:

Sigismund von Neukomm

Text Authorship:

by Johann Friedrich Rochlitz (1769 - 1842), "Sehnsucht", appears in Glycine, Züllichau und Freystadt, Darnmann, first published 1805

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Klaaglied", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , no title, copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Plainte", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Thierry Morice , Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 20
Word count: 100

My peace is gone

(Sung text translation for setting by S. Neukomm)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

My peace is gone,
My joy has flown off,
In the murmuring of the breezes,
In the babbling of the brook,
Trembling, I only hear the sound of lament.

His flattering words
And the pressure of his hand,
His hot desire,
His glowing kiss,
What pain because I did not resist!

If I see him from a distance
I will draw him to me.
As soon as his eye discovers me
As soon as he comes nearer to me
I will happily fly to my grave.

Just once, oh, just once,
I would like to see him and be happy,
Here at my pounding heart,
At my longing breast,
Then I would die smiling.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Friedrich Rochlitz (1769 - 1842), "Sehnsucht", appears in Glycine, Züllichau und Freystadt, Darnmann, first published 1805
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This text was added to the website: 2013-11-06
Line count: 20
Word count: 114