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by Rudolf Nawrocki (1858 - ?)

O frage nicht!
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT
O frage nicht in bitt'rem Harm, 
warum du ohne dein Verschulden
an Sorgen reich, an Freuden arm,
so viel des Elends mußt erdulden.

Warum? Du marterst dich vergebens 
und bringst doch nicht ein Fünkchen licht
ins dunkle Rätsel deines lebens.
Drum dulde still und frage nicht. 

O frage nicht in bangem Schrnerz, 
wenn bitt're Leiden dich bedrücken,
warum dein armes schwaches Herz
erhoffte Freuden nicht beglücken. 

Frag' nicht, warurn es deinem Leben 
an Glück und Sonnenschein gebricht?
Dir ward ein Menschenloos gegeben.
Drum dulde still und frage nicht.

Text Authorship:

  • by Rudolf Nawrocki (1858 - ?) [author's text not yet checked 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 Max Reger (1873 - 1916), "O frage nicht!", op. 14 (Fünf Duette) no. 5 (1894), published 1895 [ vocal duet for soprano and alto with piano ], London, Augener & Co. [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Oh, no preguntis", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: John Versmoren

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 88

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