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Meine Hoffnung war ein wildes Kind, Sprang leicht aufs Roß zur Zeit Und ritt um die Wette mit Wolken und Wind Und stürzte und kam zu Leid. Meine Hoffnung ward von stillem Sinn Und sah im Abendglühn In allen Fernen, die Träumerin, Die Wunder der Zukunft blühn. Nun ist sie eine herbe Frau, Weiß ein Menschengeschick, Nur manchmal unter der Braue Grau Flammt heimlich noch ihr Blick.
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- by Ernst Zahn (1867 - 1952), "Meine Hoffnung" [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- by Margarete Voigt-Schweikert (1887 - 1957), "Meine Hoffnung" [voice and piano], unpublished [text not verified]
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- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , title 1: "My hope", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2014-01-16
Line count: 12
Word count: 67
My hope was a wild child, Sprang lightly upon her steed at the time And rode in competition with clouds and wind And was thrown off [her horse] and came to grief. My hope became of quiet spirit And saw in the evening glow In every distance, the dreamer, The wonders of the future blooming. Now she is a bitter woman, Knows about a human fate, Only sometimes under the grey of her brows Her gaze still secretly flames.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2014 by Sharon Krebs, (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 Ernst Zahn (1867 - 1952), "Meine Hoffnung"
This text was added to the website: 2014-01-16
Line count: 12
Word count: 79