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Viele versuchten umsonst das Freudigste freudig zu sagen, Hier spricht endlich es mir, hier in der Trauer sich aus.
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- by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843), "Sophokles", appears in Gedichte 1784-1800 [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 Hanns Eisler (1898 - 1962), "Vorspiel und Spruch", published 1962 [baritone, string orchestra], from Ernste Gesänge, no. 1. [text verified 1 time]
- by Wolfgang Nening (b. 1966), "Sophokles", 1991. [mezzo-soprano and guitar or piano] [text not verified]
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- ENG English (Dr. Anthony Krupp) , title 1: "Prelude and motto", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Text added to the website: 2005-02-20 00:00:00
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:02:12
Line count: 4
Word count: 19
Many have tried, but in vain,
With joy to express the most joyful;
Here at last, in grave sadness,
Wholly I find it expressed.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2005 by Dr. Anthony Krupp, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843), "Sophokles", appears in Gedichte 1784-1800
Text added to the website: 2005-02-20 00:00:00
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:02:12
Line count: 4
Word count: 24