by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ITA
Was ich wollte, liegt zerschlagen, Herr, ich lasse ja das Klagen, Und das Herz ist still. Nun aber gib auch Kraft, zu tragen, Was ich nicht will!
Composition:
- Set to music by Hans Erich Pfitzner (1869 - 1949), no title, op. 28, Heft 2 no. 3, published 1921, first performed 1922 [ tenor solo and orchestra ], from Von deutscher Seele - Teil II - Leben und Singen, no. 3, Adolph Fürstner, Berlin
Text Authorship:
- by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), no title, appears in Gedichte, in 6. Geistliche Gedichte, in Der Umkehrende, no. 3, Berlin, Duncker und Humblot, first published 1837
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , ""Il ravveduto" dalle "Rime spirituali"", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2004-04-28
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