Still, still! 'S ist nur ein Traum,
  'S geht alles vorbei,
  Was es auch sei.
Spürest es kaum,
  'S ist nur ein Hauch,
  Wie du auch.
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
-   by Michael Brough (b. 1960), "Trost", op. 6 (Vier Lieder und Gesänge) no. 1 (1993) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
-   by Richard Paul Ernst Francke (b. 1868), "Trost", op. 35 no. 1, published 1901 [ voice and piano ], from  Vier lyrische und dramatische Gesänge für 1 Stimme mit Pianoforte, no. 1, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
-   by Max Reger (1873 - 1916), "Trost", op. 15 (Zehn Lieder für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 10 (1894), published 1895 [ medium voice and piano ], London, Augener & Co. [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila)  , "Conhort", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission 
- ENG English (Emily Ezust)  , "Comfort", copyright © 
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé)  , "Consolation", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission 
- IRI Irish (Gaelic) [singable]  (Gabriel Rosenstock)  , "Sólás", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission 
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 6
Word count: 26
Fuist, fuist! Brionglóid atá ann:
   nach n-imeoidh gach ní!
  cuma, cén bhrí.
Rud atá fann:
  níl ann ach an dé
  do nós féin