Tears of Comfort | Some like to keep smiling

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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Translation © by Patrick John Corness

Slzy útěchou

Language: Moravian (Moravština)

Our translations: ENG

Nekdo se rád smije
nekdo zpívá, skáče,
nekdo si zas nérač
v kótečko zaplače.

Nekdo si holehči
slzičkó nédraší.
Přéte mě těch slzí,
dež mně slze těší.

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from Volkslieder (Folksongs) [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 Leoš Janáček (1854 - 1928), "Slzy útěchou" [ voice and piano ], from Moravská lidová poezie v písních, no. 41, confirmed with a concert programme booklet [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Patrick John Corness) , "Tears of Comfort", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2018-02-20
Line count: 8
Word count: 27

Tears of Comfort

Language: English after the Moravian (Moravština)

Some like to keep smiling,
some sing, or hop and jump,
others prefer hiding
in a corner to weep.

When they have woes, in tears
some seek their sweet solace.
Wish for me, all my tears
shall come from happiness.

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Based on:

a text in Moravian (Moravština) from Volkslieder (Folksongs)
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This text was added to the website: 2024-02-06
Line count: 8
Word count: 40