Hope quietly! | Hope quietly! -- and even if everything

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by Julius Graefe

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Hoffe still

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Hoffe still! -- und mag auch alles 
Feindlich deinen Wünschen sein: 
Durch der Wolken düstern Schleier 
Bricht ja neu der Sonne Schein! 

Hoffe still! -- es naht die Stunde, 
Die dir wiederbringt das Glück, 
Und du schaust auf trübe Tage 
Mit verklärtem Aug' zurück!

Confirmed with Gedichte von Julius Graefe, Dritte veränderte Auflage, Leipzig: Ed. Wartig's Verlag (Ernst Hoppe), 1885, page 10.

Text Authorship:

by Julius Graefe , "Hoffe still!" [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 (Friedrich) Oskar Wermann (1840 - 1906), "Hoffe still", op. 98 (Zehn Chorgesänge für Sopran, Alt, Tenor und Bass), Heft 1 no. 3, published 1895 [ satb chorus ], Dresden: A. Köhler [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2025-05-25
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Word count: 42

Hope quietly!

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Hope quietly! -- and even if everything
May be hostile to your wishes:
Through the murky veil of clouds
The sun's beams shall break anew!

Hope quietly! – the hour nears
That shall bring happiness back to you,
And you shall look back upon
The dreary days with transfigured eyes!

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This text was added to the website: 2025-07-19
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