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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
Translation © by Ferdinando Albeggiani
Gretchen am Spinnrade See original
Language: German (Deutsch)
Meine Ruh' ist hin, Mein Herz ist schwer; Ich finde sie nimmer Und nimmermehr. Wo ich ihn nicht hab' Ist mir das Grab, Die ganze Welt Ist mir vergällt. Mein armer Kopf Ist mir verrückt, Mein armer Sinn Ist mir zerstückt. Meine Ruh' ist hin, Mein Herz ist schwer. Nach ihm nur seh' ich Zum Fenster hinaus, Nach ihm nur geh' ich Aus dem Haus. Sein hoher Gang, Seine edle Gestalt, Seines Mundes Lächeln, Seiner Augen Gewalt, Und seiner Rede Zauberfluß, Sein Händedruck, Und ach sein Kuß! Meine Ruh' ist hin, Mein Herz ist schwer, Ich finde sie nimmer Und nimmermehr. Mein Busen drängt Sich nach ihm hin. Ach dürft ich fassen Und halten ihn! Und küssen Wie ich wollt', An seinen Küssen Vergehen sollt'!
Note: Goethe did not split the final eight lines into two stanzas prior to 1828.
Composition:
- Set to music by Leopold Lenz (1803 - 1862), "Gretchen am Spinnrade", op. 14, Heft 1 no. 2, published 1833 [ voice and piano ], from Gesänge und Lieder aus der Tragödie Faust von Goethe, no. 2, Mainz, Schott
Text Authorship:
- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, appears in Faust, in Der Tragödie erster Teil (Part I), first published 1790
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- CZE Czech (Čeština) (Otokar Fischer) , "Můj klid ten tam"
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Greetje aan het spinnewiel", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Geart van der Meer) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Lynn Thompson) , "My peace is gone", copyright © 1997, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Fredric Kroll) , "Gretchen at the Spinning Wheel", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Will Crutchfield) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Gérard Labrunie) , appears in Le Faust de Goethe [an adaptation]
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRI Frisian (Geart van der Meer) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GRE Greek (Ελληνικά) [singable] (Christakis Poumbouris) , "Το Ριτάκι στο ροδάνι", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "La mia pace è perduta", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- NOR Norwegian (Bokmål) (Marianne Beate Kielland) , "Gretchen ved rokken", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Elisa Rapado) , "Margarita en la Rueca"
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2003-10-13
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Word count: 138
La mia pace è perduta See original
Language: Italian (Italiano) after the German (Deutsch)
La mia pace è perduta, Il mio cuore è pesante, Mai più la ritroverò, E sarà in ogni istante. Dove lui non mi è accanto È come una tomba. Il mondo intero Mi appare amaro. La mia povera mente È come svanita, e tutti i miei sensi ormai vanno in pezzi. La mia pace è perduta, Il mio cuore è pesante, Mai più la ritroverò E sarà in ogni istante. Lui solo io guardo Fuori dalla finestra, Da lui solo io corro Uscendo da casa. Il suo portamento, il nobile aspetto, il suo dolce sorriso, il potere del suo sguardo, Di ogni sua parola, l'incantevole flusso, il tocco della sua mano e, ah, il suo bacio! La mia pace è perduta, Il mio cuore è pesante, Mai più la ritroverò E sarà in ogni istante. Il mio petto anela Soltanto al suo abbraccio. Potessi stringerlo E forte tenerlo, E ancora baciarlo, per quanto vorrei, così dei suoi baci, io poi morirei!
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Italian (Italiano) copyright © 2008 by Ferdinando Albeggiani, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, appears in Faust, in Der Tragödie erster Teil (Part I), first published 1790
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This text was added to the website: 2008-08-21
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