After "Reinmar the Old" | I already know the long path

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possibly by Eligius Franz Joseph, Freiherr von Münch-Bellinghausen (1806 - 1871) and possibly by Mina Witte

Translation © by John H. Campbell

Nach "Reinmar der Alte"

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Ich kenne lange schon den Pfad 
der von der Liebe führt ins Leid, 
ob ich gleich nie den Weg betrat 
der in die Liebe führt aus Leid.
Mein armes Herz ist mir so weh, 
und überhör' ich auch sein Klagen,
und thu' als ob ich's nicht versteh',
die Leiden muß ich dennoch tragen.

Text Authorship:

possibly by Eligius Franz Joseph, Freiherr von Münch-Bellinghausen (1806 - 1871) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
possibly by Mina Witte [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 Heinrich August Marschner (1795 - 1861), "Nach "Reinmar der Alte"", op. 92 (Sechs Lieder) no. 4, published 1836 [ voice and piano ], Hannover, Nagel [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (John H. Campbell) , "After "Reinmar the Old"", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: John H. Campbell

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 53

After "Reinmar the Old"

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

I already know the long path
that love leads into sorrow,
though I've never traveled the way
that leads from sorrow to love.
My poor heart does ache so,
and I fail to hear its laments,
and though I do not understand it,
all the same I must bear the suffering.

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) possibly by Eligius Franz Joseph, Freiherr von Münch-Bellinghausen (1806 - 1871) and possibly by Mina Witte
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 51