My splendid life! you are failing, and my heart is

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by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843)

Translation © by Laura Stanfield Prichard

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(Sung text for setting by F. Cerha)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Schönes Leben! du liegst krank, und das Herz ist mir
  Müd vom Weinen und schon dämmert die Furcht in mir,
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Friedrich Cerha

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by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843), "Der gute Glaube", appears in Gedichte 1784-1800

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FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "La bonne croyance", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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My splendid life! you are failing, and...

(Sung text translation for setting by F. Cerha)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

My splendid life! you are failing, and my heart is
     Sad from weeping and the flames of passion have already dimmed in me,
 ...

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843), "Der gute Glaube", appears in Gedichte 1784-1800
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