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by Georg Trakl (1887 - 1914)

In ein altes Stammbuch
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE ITA
Immer wieder kehrst du Melancholie,
O Sanftmut der einsamen Seele.
Zu Ende glüht ein goldener Tag.

Demutsvoll beugt sich dem Schmerz der Geduldige
Tönend von Wohllaut und weichem Wahnsinn.
Siehe! es dämmert schon.

Wieder kehrt die Nacht und klagt ein Sterbliches
Und es leidet ein anderes mit.

Schaudern unter herbstlichen Sternen
Neigt sich jährlich tiefer das Haupt.

Text Authorship:

  • by Georg Trakl (1887 - 1914), "In ein altes Stammbuch", appears in Gedichte 1909 -1913  [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 François Glorieux , "In ein altes Stammbuch", published 1967, from Traklgedichte, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Felix Wolfes (1892 - 1971), "In ein altes Stammbuch", 1965 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • ENG English (Bertram Kottmann) , "Into an old friendship book", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Dans un vieil album de famille", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "In un vecchio album di famiglia", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 10
Word count: 57

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