Schmerzen | Sonne, weinest jeden Abend

by (Agnes) Mathilde Wesendonck, née Luckemeyer (1828 - 1902)

Schmerzen

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE ITA NOR NYN RUS SPA

Sonne, weinest jeden Abend
Dir die schönen Augen rot,
Wenn im Meeresspiegel badend
Dich erreicht der frühe Tod;

Doch erstehst in alter Pracht,
Glorie der düstren Welt,
Du am Morgen neu erwacht,
Wie ein stolzer Siegesheld!

Ach, wie sollte ich da klagen,
Wie, mein Herz, so schwer dich sehn,
Muß die Sonne selbst verzagen,
Muß die Sonne untergehn?

Und gebieret Tod nur Leben,
Geben Schmerzen Wonne nur:
O wie dank ich, daß gegeben
Solche Schmerzen mir Natur!

Text Authorship:

by (Agnes) Mathilde Wesendonck, née Luckemeyer (1828 - 1902) [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 Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883), "Schmerzen", WWV 91 no. 4 (1857), published 1862 [ female voice and piano or orchestra ], from Wesendonck-Lieder, no. 4, Mainz, Schott, also set in French (Français) [sung text checked 1 time]

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Also set in French (Français), a translation by Victor Wilder (1835 - 1892) ; composed by Richard Wagner.
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ITA Italian (Italiano) (Arrigo Enrico Boito) , "Dolori"

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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