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by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850)

Sehnsucht nach Vergessen
 (Sung text for setting by A. Nepomuceno)
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
Lethe! Brich die Fesseln des Ufers, gieße 
Aus der Schattenwelt mir herüber deine 
Welle, daß den Wunden der bangen Seel' ich
  Trinke Genesung.

Frühling kommt mit Duft und Gesang und Liebe,
Will wie sonst mir sinken ans Herz; doch schlägt ihm 
Nicht das Herz entgegen wie sonst. -- O Lethe! 
  Sende die Welle!

Composition:

    Set to music by Alberto Nepomuceno (1864 - 1920), "Sehnsucht nach Vergessen", 1894 [ voice and piano ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), "Sehnsucht nach Vergessen", written 1822, appears in Gedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Oden

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

  • ENG English (Peter Palmer) , "Longing to forget", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Désir d'oubli", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 52

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