Gebet
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG FRE
Ertrage [dus]1, laß schneiden dir den Schmerz
Scharf durchs Gehirn und wühlen hart durchs Herz --
Das ist der Pflug, nach dem der Sämann sät,
Daß aus der Erde Wunden Korn ersteht.
Korn, das der armen Seele Hunger stillt --
Mit Korn, o Vater, segne mein Gefild:
Reiß deinem Pflug erbarmungslos den Pfad,
Doch wirf auch ein in seine Furchen Saat!
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Confirmed with Ferdinand Avenarius, Stimmen und Bilder. Neue Gedichte, Florenz und Leipzig: bei Eugen Diederichs, 1898, page 53.
1 Webern: "du's"
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Prayer", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Prière", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: John Versmoren , Sharon Krebs
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Prière
Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch)
Supporte que la douleur acérée coupe
Ton cerveau et creuse cruellement ton cœur ;
C'est la charrue derrière laquelle sème le semeur
Pour que lève le blé de la blessure de la terre.
Le blé qui calme l'âme des pauvres gens,
Avec le blé, ô Père, bénis mon champ :
Montre à ta charrue le chemin sans pitié,
Mais lance aussi des semences dans son sillon.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2018 by Pierre Mathé, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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