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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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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 - 1943), "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 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 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 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
Researcher for this text: John Versmoren
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 49
I once lay in grief and pain, There I cried night and day; Now I cry again because my heart Cannot grasp its luck. I feel as if I were carrying in my breast The whole kingdom of heaven! Oh highest suffering, oh highest pleasure, How are you so alike!
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Translations of title(s):
"Wohl lag' ich einst in Gram und Schmerz" = "I once lay in grief and pain"
"Wohl lag ich einst" = "Once I lay"
"Lied und Lust" = "Suffering and pleasure"
"Verschiedene Thränen" = "Different tears"
"Wohl lag ich einst in Gram" = "I once lay in Grief"
Authorship
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2020 by Garrett Medlock, (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 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: 2020-01-13
Line count: 8
Word count: 50