Hoffnung | Was erhoffst Du Dir, Mädchen, noch?!

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by Richard Engländer (1859 - 1919), as Peter Altenberg

Was erhoffst Du Dir, Mädchen, noch?!

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE NOR

Was erhoffst Du Dir, Mädchen, noch?!
Da Du, geschlossene Blüte, alles Lebendige in Dir birgst?!
Bleibe verschlossenes Blüh’n, o Mädchen -- --
Denn die „gewöhnliche That“ des Seins
mordet dein „göttliches Ungeschehnis“!“

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with „Ein Wiener“ in Was der Tag mir zuträgt. Fünfundsechzig neue Studien von Peter Altenberg, dritte vermehrte und veränderte Auflage, Berlin: S. Fischer, Verlag, 1906, page 294.

Note: [sic] for the last word.

Text Authorship:

by Richard Engländer (1859 - 1919), as Peter Altenberg, no title [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 Alban Maria Johannes Berg (1885 - 1935), "Hoffnung", 1906 [ voice and piano ], from Jugendlieder, Vol. II (1904-08), no. 55 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

Research team for this page: Virginia Knight , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 30