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by (Georg Jakob) Friedrich Karl Aulenbach (1810 - 1882)

Translation © by Lau Kanen

Trauergesang

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT

Sahst du ihn hernieder schweben
in der Morgenröthe Lichtgewand?
Palmen strahlten in des Engels Hand;
sein Berühren trennt des Geistes Leben
von der Erdenhülle schwerem Band.

Wem, o Engel, rufet dein Erscheinen?
Sag, wem gilt dein Flug so ernst und hehr?
Was erblick' ich! Aller Augen weinen,
ach, ihr Liebling ist nicht mehr!

Lächelnd schlief er ein, des Himmels Frieden
strahlt vom vielgeliebten Angesicht,
und die Mien', in der sein Geist hienieden
sich verklärt, verließ ihn sterbend nicht.

Text Authorship:

by (Georg Jakob) Friedrich Karl Aulenbach (1810 - 1882) [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 Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847), "Trauergesang", op. posth. 116 (1845) [ SATB chorus a cappella ] [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Cant fúnebre", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Treurzang", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2004-05-02
Line count: 13
Word count: 78

Treurzang

Language: Dutch (Nederlands) after the German (Deutsch)

Zag je hem naar onder zweven
In de morgenrode hemelbrand?
Palmen straalden in de eng'lenhand;
Als hij aanraakt scheidt het geestesleven
Van d' omhullend zware aardse band.
 
Wie, o engel, roep je van ons henen?
Zeg, wie geldt vol ernst jouw komst dit keer?
Wat aanschouw ik? Aller ogen wenen,
Ach, hun liev'ling is niet meer!
 
Glimlach in de dood, des hemels vrede
Straalt van 't diepbeminde aangezicht,
En die trek, waarmee zijn geest beneden
Heerlijk blonk, [is stervend niet gezwicht.]¹

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¹ Dit zinsdeel moet bij Mendelssohn soms gevarieerd worden; bijv. 'is in 't sterven niet gezwicht' (sopraan) - 'is niet gezwicht, nee, is niet gezwicht' (alt, tenor).

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This text was added to the website: 2017-09-09
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