[Das Trauern gib auf]1 
Um verfehlten, verlorenen Lebenslauf,
Es [bleibt]2 kein Suchen vergebens.
[Dereinst kommt Kraft]3;
Das Wollen schafft 
Vollendung [ewigen]4 Lebens.

Was [sehnend]5 erdacht, 
Ob nie vollbracht, 
Nicht sinkt es zum Unerfüllten.
Im Marmorblock 
Schläft das Sonnengelock 
Der Schönheit, der sacht verhüllten.

Ein Meißelschlag, 
Ein durchfieberter Tag 
Kann deinen Tempel bauen,
Der Nebel weicht, 
noch [heut']6 vielleicht 
Wirst Gott Du schauen.

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Confirmed with Fern ragt ein Land ...: Eine Auswahl aus den Dichtungen des Prinzen Emil von Schönaich-Carolath, 2020, page 147.

¹ Spencer: "Gib das Trauern auf"
² Spencer: "bleibet"
³ Spencer: "Einst kommt die Kraft"
⁴ Spencer: "ew'gen"
⁵ Spencer: "erhofft und"
⁶ Spencer: "heute"

Authorship

• by Emil Rudolf Osman, Prinz von Schönaich-Carolath (1852 - 1908) [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 Vernon Spencer (1875 - 1949), "Trost" [ voice and piano ], also set in English [sung text checked 1 time]

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• Also set in English, a translation by Samuel Longford ; composed by Vernon Spencer.
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Researcher for this text: Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2020-10-03
Line count: 18
Word count: 62

Cease oh! cease to mourn 
Over failures and faults With a heart forlorn,
No striving is unavailing.
One day comes strength,
And lo! at length 
Completion- power prevailing.

What is hoped and thought 
Though not full-wrought 
Abideth but time’s fulfillment;
In the marble block,
Sleeps the sunny lock 
Of beauty in vain concealment.

One forming blow,
A day’s fevered glow,
And thy temple stands before thee; 
The clouds will break 
That thy darkness make,
And God shine o’er thee.