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by Friedrich Heinrich Karl, Freiherr de La Motte-Fouqué (1777 - 1843)

Die Greisin
Language: English 
Auch du gingst einst, die Myrt' im Haare,
An Bräut'gams Arme zum Altare,
Frischblühend wie der May;
Auch du bist unter Blüthenkränzen
Umhergeschwebt in muntern Tänzen,
Bon aller Sorge frei.

Ach nun, wie bleich dir deine Wangen,
Wie deiner Augen Licht vergangen,
So müde Seel' und Leib!
Ob Frühling blüh', ob Herbstlaub gelbe,
Dein Sitz am Ofen stets derselbe,
Schon halb entschlummert Weib!

Und doch -- ein Hauch! und deine Mängel
Sind abgefallen! bu ein Engel
Vor Gottes lichtem Thron! --
Mühsam ist hier die Bahn zu wallen,
Schwer das Bestehen, leicht das Fallen;
Doch überreich der Lohn. 

Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Heinrich Karl, Freiherr de La Motte-Fouqué (1777 - 1843), "Die Greisin" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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  • Also set in English, a translation by William Makepeace Thackeray (1811 - 1863) , "On a very old woman", appears in Five German Ditties, no. 4 ; composed by Peter Andrew Tranchell.
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This text was added to the website: 2009-03-23
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