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by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884)
Translation © by Pierre Mathé
Wohl lag' ich einst in Gram und Schmerz
Language: German (Deutsch)
Wohl lag' ich einst in Gram und Schmerz, Da weint' ich Nacht und Tag; Nun wein' ich wieder, weil mein Herz Sein Glück nicht fassen mag. Mir ist's, als trüg' ich in der Brust Das ganze Himmelreich! O höchstes Leid, o höchste Lust, Wie seid ihr euch so gleich!
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Text Authorship:
- by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), "Wohl lag' ich einst in Gram und Schmerz", appears in Jugendgedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Lieder als Intermezzo, no. 20 [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 A. von Biegeleben , "Lied und Lust", published 1882 [ medium voice and piano ], from Sechs Lieder, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wilhelm Bruch , "Wohl lag ich einst in Gram und Schmerz", published 1884 [ voice and piano ], from Sieben Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 2, Berlin, Fürstner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Rich. Eckhold , "Wohl lag ich einst in Gram und Schmerz", op. 1 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1878 [ voice and piano ], Dresden, Ries [sung text not yet checked]
- by Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884 - 1920), "Wohl lag' ich einst in Gram und Schmerz", A. 7 (c1905-9), published 1909 [ high voice and piano ], from Five German Poems, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Robert von Hornstein (1833 - 1890), "Wohl lag ich einst", op. 1 (Drei Lieder) no. 3, published 1853 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Fritz Kauffmann (1855 - 1934), "Wohl lag ich einst in Gram und Schmerz", op. 1 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1878 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bahn [sung text not yet checked]
- by Vinzenz Lachner (1811 - 1893), "Wohl lag ich einst in Gram und Schmerz", op. 26 (4 Lieder für Sopran oder Tenor mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1854 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Mainz: Schott [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich August Marschner (1795 - 1861), "Wohl lag ich einst in Gram", op. 136 ([Sechs] Gedichte von E. Geibel und A. Tellkamp, für Tenor oder Sopran) no. 3, published 1847 [ tenor or soprano and piano ], Hannover, Nagel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Pohlig , "Wohl lag ich einst in Gram und Schmerz", op. 2 ([17] Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung ), Heft 3 (Fünf Lieder ) no. 4, published 1879 [ voice and piano ], Kassel, Voigt [sung text not yet checked]
- by Benedikt Randhartinger (1802 - 1893), "Wohl lag ich einst in Gram" [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Heinrich Schnell (? - 1884), "Verschiedene Thränen", op. 6 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1880 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Raabe & Plothow [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alfred Schüz (1845 - 1916), "Glück", op. 20 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1898 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Schuberth jun. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ferdinand Sieber (1822 - 1895), "Leid und Lust", op. 9, published c1853 [ voice, cello (or horn or violin), piano ], Magdeburg: Heinrichshofen's Verlag [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Bertha Frensel Wegener-Koopman (1874 - 1953), "Wohl lag' ich einst", published 1909, from Vier Lieder, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Garrett Medlock) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Autrefois abattu par le chagrin et la peine", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Autrefois abattu par le chagrin et la peine
Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)
Autrefois abattu par le chagrin et la peine, Je pleurais nuit et jour ; Aujourd'hui je pleure à nouveau car mon cœur Ne peut contenir mon bonheur. C'est comme si je portais en mon sein Le royaume des cieux tout entier ! Ô douleur extrême, ô joie extrême, Comme vous êtes semblables !
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), "Wohl lag' ich einst in Gram und Schmerz", appears in Jugendgedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Lieder als Intermezzo, no. 20
This text was added to the website: 2013-12-20
Line count: 8
Word count: 51