Sobre la mort | El meu temps de vida s’acaba

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by Christian Fürchtegott Gellert (1715 - 1769)

Translation © by Jordi López Jové

Vom Tode

(Sung text for setting by L. Beethoven)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA

Meine Lebenszeit verstreicht,
Stündlich eil ich zu dem Grabe,
Und was ist's, das ich vielleicht,
Das ich noch zu leben habe?
Denk, o Mensch, an deinen Tod!
Säume nicht, denn Eins ist Not!

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

Mimicked by Daumer in the first stanza of his free translation from Hafis, Meine Lebenszeit verstreicht.

Composition:

Ludwig van Beethoven

Sechs Lieder nach Gedichten von Gellert

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Text Authorship:

by Christian Fürchtegott Gellert (1715 - 1769)

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

CAT Catalan (Català) (Jordi López Jové) , "Sobre la mort", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Over de dood", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "On Death", copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Angelika Frenzel) , "De la Mort", copyright © 2003, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Della morte", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Vinzenz Haab

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 42
Word count: 225

Sobre la mort

(Sung text translation for setting by L. Beethoven)

See original

Language: Catalan (Català) after the German (Deutsch)

El meu temps de vida s’acaba,
cada hora m’apresso cap a la tomba;
i què és allò
que jo potser encara he de viure?
Pensa, oh humà, en la teva mort!
No ho demoris, és urgent!

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

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2020 by Jordi López Jové, (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 Fürchtegott Gellert (1715 - 1769)
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This text was added to the website: 2020-06-22
Line count: 42
Word count: 36