by
Joseph von Spaun (1788 - 1865)
Der Jüngling und der Tod
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE GRE ITA
Der Jüngling
Die Sonne sinkt, o könnt' ich mit ihr scheiden!
Mit ihrem letzten Strahl entfliehen!
Ach diese namenlosen Qualen meiden
Und weit in schön're Welten [zieh'n]1.
O komme, Tod, und löse diese Bande!
Ich lächle dir, o Knochenmann,
Entführe mich leicht in geträumte Lande,
O komm' und rühre mich doch an.
Der Tod
Es ruht sich kühl und sanft in meinem Armen,
Du rufst! Ich will mich deiner Qual erbarmen.
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Schubert received this text, which is Josef von Spaun's response to Schubert's "Der Tod und das Mädchen" (D. 531), in manuscript form; his manuscript has not been preserved.
1 most likely "ziehen" in Spaun's manuscript
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "El jovencell i la mort", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De jongeman en de dood", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The youth and Death", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Le jeune homme et la mort", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GRE Greek (Ελληνικά) [singable] (Christakis Poumbouris) , "Το Παληκάρι και ο Χάρος", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Il giovinetto e la morte", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Line count: 12
Word count: 67
To Palēkari kai o Charos
Language: Greek (Ελληνικά) after the German (Deutsch)
To Palēkari:
O ēlios pa’, mazi tu, ō, na phygō,
Me to sterno phōs na chathō
Kai chilies myries thlipseis n’ apophygō,
S’ ōraius kosmus na brethō!
Ō ela pia, kai lyse ta desma mu!
Chamogelō su, Charonta,
Kai pare me elaphra sta oneira mu,
Ō ela, zygōse konta.
O Charos:
S’ ankalē apalē tha se kratēsō.
Kaleis! Talaipōre, tha s’ eleēsō.