Hyperions noodlotslied | Gij wandelt boven in 't licht

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by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843)

Translation © by Lau Kanen

[No title]

(Sung text for setting by F. Cerha)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG ENG ITA

 ... 

Doch uns ist gegeben,
  Auf keiner Stätte zu ruh'n;
    Es schwinden, es fallen
      Die leidenden Menschen
        Blindlings von einer
          Stunde zu andern,
            Wie Wasser von Klippe
              Zu Klippe geworfen,
                Jahrlang in's Ungewisse hinab.

Note: the text above is taken from stanza 3 of the original text.

Note: Hyperion is the title character of an unfinished novel in which Hölderlin wrote about the Greek struggle for independence from the Turks.

Composition:

Friedrich Cerha

Acht Sätze nach Hölderlin-Fragmenten

Text Authorship:

by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843), "Hyperions Schicksalslied", written 1798, appears in Gedichte 1784-1800

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Cançó del destí", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Hyperions noodlotslied", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , no title, copyright © 1995
ENG English (John Glenn Paton) , "Hyperion's Song of Fate", copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Canto del destino di Iperione", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Hyperions noodlotslied

(Sung text translation for setting by F. Cerha)

See original

Language: Dutch (Nederlands) after the German (Deutsch)

 ... 

Doch ons is gegeven
Geen enkel plekje voor rust.
Ze wijken, ze vallen,
De lijdende mensen,
Blind'lings van 't ene
Tijdblok in 't and're,
Als water van rotsblok
Op rotsblok geworpen,
Eind'loos in 't Ongewisse omlaag.

Note: the text above is taken from stanza 3 of the original text.

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