When your heart is oppressed

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by Christian Reinhold (1813 - 1856)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Wenn das Herz dir ist beklommen

(Sung text for setting by J. Lang)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Wenn das Herz dir ist beklommen
Und in's Auge Thränen kommen,
Weißt nicht, was dir werden soll,
Wenn kein Antlitz dir erscheinet,
Das es treulich mit dir meinet,
Und dein Auge wird zu voll;--

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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.

First published in the periodical Morgenblatt, March 22, 1841 (No. 69).

Composition:

Josephine Lang

Text Authorship:

by Christian Reinhold (1813 - 1856), "An einer Quelle", written 1840, appears in Gedichte, in Lieder und vermischte Gedichte, first published 1841

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When your heart is oppressed

(Sung text translation for setting by J. Lang)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

When your heart is oppressed
And tears form in your eyes,
When you do not know what will happen to you,
When no one around you appears
To be on your side in faith and honesty,
And your eyes overflow with tears; --

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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.

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Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2006 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 Christian Reinhold (1813 - 1856), "An einer Quelle", written 1840, appears in Gedichte, in Lieder und vermischte Gedichte, first published 1841
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This text was added to the website: 2006-12-13
Line count: 18
Word count: 122