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by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843)

Erinnerung
 (Sung text for setting by H. Eisler)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
O heilig Herz der Völker, o Vaterland!
   Allduldend, gleich der schweigenden Mutter Erd,
      Und allverkannt, wenn schon aus deiner
         Tiefe die Fremden ihr Bestes haben!

Sie ernten den Gedanken, den Geist von dir,
   Sie pflücken gern die Traube, doch höhnen sie
      Dich, ungestalte Rebe! daß du
         Schwankend den Boden und wild umirrest.

 ... 

Doch magst du manches Schöne nicht bergen mir,
   Oft stand ich überschauend das holde Grün,
      Den weiten Garten hoch in deinen
         Lüften auf hellem Gebirg und sah dich.

 ... 

Und an den Ufern sah ich die Städte blühn,
   Die Edlen, wo der Fleiß in der Werkstatt schweigt,
      Die Wissenschaft, wo deine Sonne
         Milde dem Künstler zum Ernste leuchtet.

Composition:

    Set to music by Hanns Eisler (1898 - 1962), "Erinnerung", 1943, stanzas 1-2,4,6, from Hölderlin Fragmente, no. 6

Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843), "Gesang des Deutschen"

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2016, (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: 60
Word count: 411

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