My spirit is dull -- oh quickly take up

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by Adolf Böttger (1815 - 1870)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Erlöste Tränen

(Sung text for setting by O. Zack)

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Language: German (Deutsch) after the English

Our translations: ENG

  Mein Geist ist trüb' -- o nimm geschwind 
Die Harfe, die mich stärkt, empor; 
Von deinem Finger gleitet lind 
Ihr schmelzend Murmeln an mein Ohr; 
Wenn Hoffnung nicht dies Herz verlor, 
Wird dieser Klang hervor sie locken, 
Die Thräne, meines Auges Flor, 
Wird fließen, statt im Hirn zu stocken.

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Composition:

Oskar Viktor Zack

Text Authorship:

by Adolf Böttger (1815 - 1870), "Mein Geist ist trüb' -- o nimm geschwind", appears in Hebräische Melodien, no. 9, first published 1841

Based on:

a text in English by George Gordon Noel Byron, Lord Byron (1788 - 1824), "My soul is dark", appears in Hebrew Melodies, no. 9, adaptation of I Samuel 16:14-23, first published 1815
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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2011-05-22
Line count: 16
Word count: 101

My spirit is dull ‑‑ oh quickly take up

(Sung text translation for setting by O. Zack)

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

  My spirit is dull -- oh quickly take up
The harp, which strengthens me;
Gently from your fingers glides
Its melting murmur to my ear;
If this heart has not lost hope
This sound shall entice it forth,
The tear, the veil of my eyes,
Shall flow instead of stagnating in my brain.

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Adolf Böttger (1815 - 1870), "Mein Geist ist trüb' -- o nimm geschwind", appears in Hebräische Melodien, no. 9, first published 1841
- Go to the text page.

Based on:

a text in English by George Gordon Noel Byron, Lord Byron (1788 - 1824), "My soul is dark", appears in Hebrew Melodies, no. 9, adaptation of I Samuel 16:14-23, first published 1815
- Go to the text page.

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This text was added to the website: 2019-02-21
Line count: 16
Word count: 115