by (Christian) Friedrich Hebbel (1813 - 1863)
Dem Schmerz sein Recht Matches original text
Language: German (Deutsch)
Schlafen, Schlafen, nichts als Schlafen! Kein Erwachen, keinen Traum! Jener Wehen, die mich trafen, Leisestes Erinnern kaum, Daß ich, wenn des Lebens Fülle Niederklingt in meine Ruh', Nur noch tiefer mich verhülle, Fester zu die Augen thu'!
Composition:
- Set to music by Alban Maria Johannes Berg (1885 - 1935), "Dem Schmerz sein Recht", op. 2 (Vier Gesänge) no. 1 (1910)
Text Authorship:
- by (Christian) Friedrich Hebbel (1813 - 1863), no title, appears in Gedichte, in 4. Dem Schmerz sein Recht, no. 4
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Jakob Kellner) , "To sleep, to sleep, nothing but to sleep!", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "À la douleur son dû", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Dormire, dormire, null'altro che dormire", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- NOR Norwegian (Bokmål) (Marianne Beate Kielland) , copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Jakob Kellner
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 38