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Schien mir's, als ich sah die Sonne, daß ich schaute den Verborgnen: jeder Mensch genießt die Werke, selig, der das Gute übet. Für die Zornestat, die du verübtest, büße nicht mit Bosheit; tröste den, den du betrübtest, gütig, und es wird dir frommen. Der nur fürchtet, der sich hat vergangen: gut ist schuldlos leben.
Authorship
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
- a text in Swedish (Svenska) by August Strindberg (1849 - 1912), appears in Gespenstersonate [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by Anton von Webern (1883 - 1945), "Schien mir's, als ich sah die Sonne", op. 12 (Vier Lieder für Singstimme und Klavier) no. 3 (1915). [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , title 1: "It seems to me that when I saw the sun", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Il me semblait quand je voyais le soleil", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Hubert Schmid
This text was added to the website: 2003-10-20
Line count: 10
Word count: 54
It seems to me that when I saw the sun, I also saw the Hidden One: every man delights in His works; blissful is he who does good. If you do something in rage, do not heap spite upon your deed; comfort the person you have wronged and be kind, for it will benefit you. Only those who have sinned live in fear: it is good to live without guilt.
Authorship
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist
- a text in Swedish (Svenska) by August Strindberg (1849 - 1912), appears in Gespenstersonate [text unavailable]
This text was added to the website: 2003-10-20
Line count: 10
Word count: 71