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Ach hätt' ich nur kein Schiff erblickt, So wär ich länger ruhig blieben, Die Sehnsucht hat es hergeschickt, Die Sehnsucht hat es fortgetrieben, O Liebe willst du dich denn eines reichen Armen Und freien Sclaven nicht zu rechter Zeit erbarmen. Ich liebe was, und sag' es nicht, Denn Eid und Tugend heißt mich schweigen, Mein ganz verdecktes Liebeslicht, Darf seine Flamme gar nicht zeigen, Zum Himmel treibt es seine reinen hellen Strahlen, Die Sonne ist ein Wiederschein von meinen Qualen. Ein Fruchtbaum, der, von Früchten schwer, Hängt seine [Früchte]1 zu der Erden, Kommt [starker Wind von]2 Osten her, Er kann nicht froh erschüttert werden, Er stürzt herab die Früchte und die schwachen Blüthen, Und meine Träume, die mir Nachts so herrlich glühten. Den trägen Tag verfolgt der Mond, Er athmet Ruh' auf alle Wesen, Das Meer ist keiner Ruh' gewohnt, Zur Unruh bin ich so erlesen, Mein einzig Glück den Traum muß ich voraus schon hassen, Im höchsten Glück wird er mich wiederum verlassen. Concordia bleib' in Deiner Ruh', Nie werd' ich Deine Eintracht stören, Mein einzig Wohl und Weh bist Du, Dir will ich ew'gen Frieden schwören, O süßer letzter Augenblick, da darf ich sprechen, Da wird der Liebe Strom durch Aug' und Lippen brechen.
B. Arnim sets stanzas 4, 3, 2
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Novellen von Ludwig Achim von Arnim, herausgegeben von Wilhelm Grimm, Fünfter Band, "Der Wintergarten", Grünberg und Leipzig: bei W. Levysohn, 1842, page 104
In: Ludwig Achim’s von Arnim sämmtliche Werke, herausgegeben von Wilhelm Grimm, Eilfter Band, Grünberg und Leipzig: bei W. Levysohn, 1842.
2 Bettina von Arnim: "frischer Wind vom"
Authorship:
- by Karl Joachim ("Achim") Friedrich Ludwig von Arnim (1781 - 1831), no title, appears in Der Wintergarten [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 Bettina von Arnim, née Brentano (1785 - 1859), "Den trägen Tag verfolgt der Mond", stanzas 4,3,2. [ sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2016, (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.
Line count: 30
Word count: 207
Ah, if I had only not caught sight of a ship I would have remained calm longer, Yearning has sent it here, Yearning has driven it away; Oh love, do you not wish to take pity upon A rich poor one, a free slave before it is too late[?] I love something, and I do not tell of it, For vow and virtue command me to keep silent; My completely hidden Love-light Is not permitted to show its flame at all, It directs its pure, bright beams toward heaven, The sun is a reflection of my agonies. A fruit tree that is laden with fruit Lets its [fruits]1 hang down toward the ground. [If a strong wind comes]2 from the East, It cannot be happily shaken up, It knocks down the fruits and the weak blossoms, And my dreams that glowed so gloriously in the night. The languid day is followed by the moon, It breathes peace upon all creatures. The ocean is not accustomed to any peace; Thus I, too, am selected for unrest, My only joy, the dream, I must already hate in advance, At the point of highest happiness it shall again abandon me. Concordia, may you remain in your peace, I shall never disturb your harmony; You are my only weal and woe, I shall swear eternal peace with you. Oh sweet last moment, then I shall be permitted to speak, Then shall the torrent of love burst through my eyes and lips.
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View original text (without footnotes)Translation of title "Den trägen Tag verfolgt der Mond" = "The languid day is followed by the moon"
1 Bettina von Arnim: "branches"
2 Bettina von Arnim: "A brisk wind from"
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Karl Joachim ("Achim") Friedrich Ludwig von Arnim (1781 - 1831), no title, appears in Der Wintergarten
This text was added to the website: 2016-05-03
Line count: 30
Word count: 248