by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
Translation © by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Bread ‑ Sorrow
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Dread sorrow, who never ate his bread in sorrow
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Source: Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, 3rd ed., 1979, Angela Partington, ed., Oxford University Press Inc, NY.
Text Authorship:
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Harfenspieler", written <<1783, appears in Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre, first published 1795
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ralph Shapey (1921 - 2002), "Bread - Sorrow", 1995, published 1999 [soprano and piano], from Goethe Songs II, no. 3, Bryn Mawr, Pa: T. Presser
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in Dutch (Nederlands), a translation possibly by Victor Alexis Dela Montagne (1854 - 1915) CAT ENG ENG FIN FRE HUN ITA ; composed by Frank Valentin Van der Stucken.
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- Also set in Finnish (Suomi), a translation by Eino Leino (1878 - 1926) CAT DUT ENG ENG FRE HUN ITA ; composed by Jean Sibelius.
- Also set in Polish (Polski), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist CAT DUT ENG ENG FIN FRE HUN ITA ; composed by Wilhelm Czerwinski.
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