N’est-il pas sanctifié, mon coeur, plein d’une vie plus belle

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by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843)

Translation © by Stéphane Goldet, Pierre de Rosamel

Ist nicht heilig mein Herz, schöneren...

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG ENG FRE

Ist nicht heilig mein Herz, schöneren Lebens voll,
  Seit ich liebe? Warum achtetet ihr mich mehr,
    Da ich stolzer und wilder,
      Wortereicher und leerer war?

Ach! der Menge gefällt, was auf den Markplatz taugt,
  Und es ehret der Knecht nur den Gewaltsamen;
    An das Göttliche glauben
      Die allein, die es selber sind.

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Text Authorship:

by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843), "Menschenbeifall" [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 (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976), "Menschenbeifall", op. 61 no. 1, published 1963, from Sechs Hölderlin-Fragmente, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
by Paul von Klenau (1883 - 1946), "Ist nicht heilig mein Herz", 1942 [sung text not yet checked]
by Ernst-Lothar von Knorr (1896 - 1973), "Menschenbeifall", 1952 [sung text not yet checked]
by Richard Wetz (1875 - 1935), "Menschenbeifall", op. 27 (Vier Lieder und Gesänge für mittlere Stimme mit Klavierbegleitung) no. 1, published 1911 [ medium voice and piano ], Leipzig: Fr. Kistner [sung text not yet checked]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , no title, copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , no title, copyright ©
ENG English [singable] (Walter A. Aue) , "Public's applause", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Stéphane Goldet) (Pierre de Rosamel) , no title, copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 52

N’est‑il pas sanctifié, mon coeur, plein...

Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

N’est-il pas sanctifié, mon coeur, plein d’une vie plus belle
depuis que j’aime ? Pourquoi m’avez-vous accordé plus d’attention
quand j’étais fier et sauvage, 
verbeux et vide ? 

Ah ! A la multitude convient ce qui a cours au marché,
et le serf ne respecte que le puissant ; 
ne croient au divin
que ceux qui le sont eux-mêmes.

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Translation of title: "Menschenbeifall" = "Assentiment des hommes"

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843), "Menschenbeifall"
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This text was added to the website: 2014-11-14
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Word count: 55