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Dunkler Lichtglanz, blinder Blick, Todtes Leben, Lust und Plage, Glück erfüllt von Mißgeschick, Trübes Lachen, frohe Klage, Süße Galle, holde Pein, Fried' und Krieg in einem Herzen, Das kannst, Liebe, du nur sein, Mit der Lust erkauft durch Schmerzen. Liebe, das kannst du nur sein! Liebe, das kannst du nur sein, dunkler Lichtglanz, blinder Blick, totes Leben, Lust voll Plage, das kannst, Liebe, du nur sein!
Note that in Schumann's song, the change in line 2 ("voll" to "und") is changed back in the repetition.
Composition:
- Set to music by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Quartett", op. posth. 138 no. 10 (1849), published 1857 [ satb quartet and piano duet ], from Spanische Liebeslieder, no. 10, Winterthur, Rieter-Biedermann
Score: IMSLP [external link]
Text Authorship:
- by Emanuel Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Volkslieder und Romanzen der Spanier in Versmasse des Originals verdeutscht, in Lieder, no. 16, first published 1843
Based on:
- a text in Spanish (Español) by Rodrigo Cota de Maguaque (d. c1498), "Vista ciega, luz oscura"
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Quartet", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Kwartet 'Donk're lichtglans'", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Quartet", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Sombre éclat lumineux, regard aveugle", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Auditorium du Louvre
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 41
Dark radiance, blind gazing, Dead life, joy and vexation, Luck filled with mishap, Dismal laughter, joyful lamenting, Sweet gall, lovely suffering, Peace and war within a single heart, That, Love, can only be you, With joy that has been paid for by pain.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2013 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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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Emanuel Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Volkslieder und Romanzen der Spanier in Versmasse des Originals verdeutscht, in Lieder, no. 16, first published 1843
Based on:
- a text in Spanish (Español) by Rodrigo Cota de Maguaque (d. c1498), "Vista ciega, luz oscura"
Go to the general single-text view
This text was added to the website: 2013-06-15
Line count: 8
Word count: 45