by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
Wenn der Schwergedrückte klagt See original
Language: German (Deutsch)
Wenn der Schwergedrückte klagt, Hilfe, Hoffnung sei versagt, Bleibet heilsam fort und fort Immer noch ein freundlich Wort.
Composition:
- Set to music by Arnold Franz Walter Schoenberg (1874 - 1951), "Wenn der Schwergedrückte klagt", 1905 [ vocal quartet in canon ]
Text Authorship:
- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, appears in West-östlicher Divan, in 6. Buch der Sprüche -- Hikmet Nameh, no. 9
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Quando lamenta, chi è duramente oppresso", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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