Despair | There is nothing worthy of your efforts

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by Robert Hamerling (1830 - 1889)

Translation © by Dr. Anthony Krupp

Nichts gibt's, was würdig wäre

Language: German (Deutsch) after the Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG






Nichts gibt's, was würdig wäre 
deiner Bemühungen, und keinen Seufzer verdient 
die Erde. Schmerz und Langeweile
sind unser Los, und Schmutz die Welt, nichts andres. 
Beruhige dich.

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Text Authorship:

by Robert Hamerling (1830 - 1889), first published 1866 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Italian (Italiano) by Giacomo Leopardi (1798 - 1837), "A se stesso", Canti, no. XXVIII.
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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), "Faustus' Verzweiflung" [
text verified 1 time
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by Hanns Eisler (1898 - 1962), "Verzweiflung", published 1962 [baritone, string orchestra], from Ernste Gesänge, no. 4. [
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ENG English (Dr. Anthony Krupp) , title 1: "Despair", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Alberto Pedrotti

This text was added to the website: 2003-11-08
Line count: 5
Word count: 28

Despair

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

There is nothing worthy of your efforts
And the earth doesn't deserve a sigh.
Pain and boredom are our lot
And the world is dirt, nothing more.
Be calm.

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Robert Hamerling (1830 - 1889), first published 1866
- Go to the text page.

Based on:

a text in Italian (Italiano) by Giacomo Leopardi (1798 - 1837), "A se stesso", Canti, no. XXVIII.
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website: 2005-02-20
Line count: 5
Word count: 29