Remain silent! | Entrust yourself to the light of the stars

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by (Friedrich) Julius Hammer (1810 - 1862)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Vertraue dich dem Licht der Stern

(Sung text for setting by A. van de Weg)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Vertraue dich dem Licht der Stern' ,
  Beschleicht dein Herz ein bittres Weh,
Sie sind dir nah' in weiter Ferne,
  Wenn Menschen fern in nächster Näh';
Und hast du Thränen noch, so weine,
  O, weine satt dich ungesehn,
Doch vor dem Auge der Menschen scheine,
  Als wär' dir nie ein Leid geschehn!

 ... 

Und wenn dir Gottes Rathschluß sendet
  Der schwersten Prüfung höchste Pein,
Dann hast du's, ganz ihm zugewendet,
  Mit ihm zu thun und dir allein;
Davon laß nie die Lippen sprechen,
  Ob dir das Herz auch brechen will!
Laß es in tausend Stücke brechen,
  Doch vor den Menschen schweige still!

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,5 of the original text.

Composition:

Arie D. van de Weg

Drei Lieder

Text Authorship:

by (Friedrich) Julius Hammer (1810 - 1862), "Schweige still!", appears in Schau um dich, und schau in dich, in Heiße Tage

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Remain silent!", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Remain silent!

(Sung text translation for setting by A. van de Weg)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Entrust yourself to the light of the stars
  If your heart is overcome by a bitter pain!
They are close to you in the far distance,
  When people right beside you are actually far away.
And if you still have tears,
  Cry yourself out unseen!
But before the eyes of your fellow man,
  Be as if no pain had ever touched you!

 ... 

And if God's will sends you
  The highest pain of the hardest trial,
Then you must turn completely to Him,
  And let it be between Him and you alone!
Do not ever let your lips speak of it,
  Even if your heart wants to break!
Let it break into a thousand pieces,
  But be silent before mankind!

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,5 of the original text.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2011 by Sharon Krebs, (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 (Friedrich) Julius Hammer (1810 - 1862), "Schweige still!", appears in Schau um dich, und schau in dich, in Heiße Tage
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This text was added to the website: 2006-05-08
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