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by Theodor Storm (1817 - 1888)

Beginn des Endes
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
Ein Punkt nur ist es, kaum ein Schmerz,
Nur ein Gefühl, empfunden eben; 
Und dennoch spricht es stets darein,
Und dennoch stört es dich zu leben. 

Wenn du es Andern klagen willst,
So kannst du's nicht in Worte fassen.
Du sagst dir selber: "Es ist nichts!"
Und dennoch will es dich nicht lassen, 

So seltsam fremd wird dir die Welt,
und leis verlässt dich alles Hoffen,
Bis du es endlich, endlich weißt,
Daß dich des Todes Pfeil getroffen.

Text Authorship:

  • by Theodor Storm (1817 - 1888), "Beginn des Endes" [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 Daniël de Lange (1841 - 1918), "Beginn des Endes" [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The beginning of the end", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Début de la fin", copyright © 2010, (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: 12
Word count: 78

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