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Meine Ruh' ist dahin, Meine Freud' ist entflohn; In dem [Flüstern]1 der Lüfte, In dem [Rauschen]2 des Bachs, Hör' ich [bebend]3 nur Klageton. Seinem [schmeichelnden]4 Wort Und dem Druck seiner Hand, Seinem heißen Verlangen, Seinem glühenden Kuß - Weh mir, daß ich nicht widerstand! Wenn ich von fern Ihn seh, [Will]5 ich ihn zu mir ziehn; Kaum entdeckt mich sein Auge, Kaum tritt näher er mir, Möcht' ich gern in mein Grab entfliehn. Einmal, [ach einmal nur]6 Möcht' ich ihn glücklich sehn Hier, am klopfenden Herzen; An der sehnenden Brust; Wollte dann lächelnd untergehn! -
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Glycine von Friedrich Rochlitz, Erster Theil, Züllichau und Freystadt, bey Darnmann, 1805, pages 213-214.
1 Schreiber, Schubert: "Säuseln"
2 Schreiber, Schubert: "Murmeln"
3 Neukomm: "leiser"
4 Neukomm: "freundlichen"
5 Neukomm: "Möcht'"
6 Neukomm: "nur einmal noch"
Authorship
- by Johann Friedrich Rochlitz (1769 - 1842), "Sehnsucht", appears in Glycine, Züllichau und Freystadt, Darnmann, first published 1805 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by Hans Georg Nägeli (1773 - 1836), "Liebesklage", 1800-10 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Sigismund von Neukomm (1778 - 1858), "Sehnsucht", op. 10 (Sechs Gesänge) no. 1 (1808-9), published 1808-9 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Christian Schreiber (1781 - 1857), "Meine Ruh' ist dahin", published 1805 [ voice, piano ], from Gesänge mit Begleitung des Pianoforte von Chr. Schreiber. Zweyte Sammlung., no. 12, Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Klaglied", op. posth. 131 (Drei Lieder) no. 3, D 23 (1812), published 1830 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Klaaglied", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , no title, copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Plainte", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Thierry Morice , Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 20
Word count: 95
My peace is gone, My joy has flown off, In the murmuring of the breezes, In the babbling of the brook, Trembling, I only hear the sound of lament. His flattering words And the pressure of his hand, His hot desire, His glowing kiss, What pain because I did not resist! If I see him from a distance I will draw him to me. As soon as his eye discovers me As soon as he comes nearer to me I will happily fly to my grave. Just once, oh, just once, I would like to see him and be happy, Here at my pounding heart, At my longing breast, Then I would die smiling.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2013 by Malcolm Wren, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Friedrich Rochlitz (1769 - 1842), "Sehnsucht", appears in Glycine, Züllichau und Freystadt, Darnmann, first published 1805
This text was added to the website: 2013-11-06
Line count: 20
Word count: 114