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Der Schmerz ist ein Schmied, [Sein]1 Hammer ist hart, Von fliegenden Flammen Ist heiß sein Heerd; Seinen Blasebalg bläht Ein stoßender Sturm Von wilden Gewalten. Er hämmert die Herzen Und schweißt sie mit schweren Und harten Hieben Zu festem Gefüge. Gut, gut schmiedet der Schmerz. Kein Sturm zerstört, Kein Frost zerfrißt, Kein Rost zerreißt, Was der Schmerz geschmiedet.
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Otto Julius Bierbaum Irrgarten der Liebe. Verliebte, launenhafte und moralische Lieder, Gedichte und Sprüche aus den Jahren 1885 bis 1900, erstes bis fuenftes Tausend, Berlin und Leipzig: Im Verlage der Insel bei Schuster und Loeffler, 1901, page 312.
1 von Horst: "Und sein"Text Authorship:
- by Otto Julius Bierbaum (1865 - 1910), "Schmied Schmerz", appears in Irrgarten der Liebe. Verliebte, launenhafte und moralische Lieder, Gedichte und Sprüche aus den Jahren 1885 bis 1900, in Gedichte, in In Gleichnissen [author's text checked 2 times 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 Henriëtte Bosmans (1895 - 1952), "Schmied Schmerz", 1927, copyright © 1953 [ voice and piano ], from Drie liederen op Duitse tekst, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alexander von Fielitz (1860 - 1930), "Schmied Schmerz", op. 54 (Sechs Gedichte für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 3, published 1896 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ottmar Gerster (1897 - 1969), "Schmied Schmerz", published 1943 [ male voice and piano ], from Fünf Lieder, no. 4, Schott (Mainz) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carita von Horst (1864 - 1935), "Schmied Schmerz", published 1919 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Lieder, no. 6, Berlin: Ed. Bote & G. Bock, also set in English [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Max Reger (1873 - 1916), "Schmied Schmerz", op. 51 (Zwölf Lieder) no. 6 (1900), published 1901 [ high voice and piano ], München, Aibl Verlag [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Emil Nikolaus von Rezniček (1860 - 1945), "Schmied Schmerz" [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Philippine Schick (1893 - 1970), "Schmied Schmerz", op. 5 (Drei Lieder) no. 2 (c1921) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Margarete Schweikert (1887 - 1957), "Der Schmerz ist ein Schmied", 1920? [ voice and piano ], unpublished [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Christian Sinding (1856 - 1941), "Schmied Schmerz", op. 57 no. 11, published 1903 [ voice and piano ], from Nemt, frouwe, disen kranz und andere Gedichte von Otto Julius Bierbaum, no. 11, Copenhagen: Wilhelm Hansen [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Edmund von Strauß (1869 - 1919), "Schmied Schmerz" [ high voice and piano ], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen's Verlag [sung text not yet checked]
- by Karl Weigl (1881 - 1949), "Schmied Schmerz", op. 1 (Sieben Gesänge) no. 7, also set in English [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Luise Haessler (1866 - ?) ; composed by Karl Weigl.
- Also set in English, a translation by Jethro Bithell (1878 - 1962) , "Blacksmith Pain" ; composed by Richard Stöhr.
- Also set in English, a translation by Hilda von Siller (1861 - 1945) , "Forge Pain" ; composed by Carita von Horst.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , 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.
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La douleur est un forgeron, Son marteau est dur, Avec des flammes qui volent Son foyer est brûlant ; Son soufflet souffle Une tempête renversante De ses forces sauvages. Il martèle les cœurs Et les jette avec des coups Pesants et éclatants Dans une structure rigide. Fort, fort le chagrin forge. Aucune tempête ne détruit, Aucun gel ne coorode, Aucune rouille ne déchire Ce que la douleur a forgé.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Otto Julius Bierbaum (1865 - 1910), "Schmied Schmerz", appears in Irrgarten der Liebe. Verliebte, launenhafte und moralische Lieder, Gedichte und Sprüche aus den Jahren 1885 bis 1900, in Gedichte, in In Gleichnissen
This text was added to the website: 2016-07-06
Line count: 16
Word count: 68