Gently, as you lived

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sometimes misattributed to Ignaz Franz Castelli (1781 - 1862)

Translation © by Ahmed E. Ismail

Elegischer Gesang

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

Our translations: DUT ENG FRE ITA

Sanft, wie du lebtest, 
hast du vollendet, 
zu heilig für den Schmerz!
Kein Auge wein' ob 
des himmlischen Geistes Heimkehr.

This text comes from lines 2-1, 3-4, and 3-5 of a poem by Haug referring to the death of the poet Johann Georg Jacobi.

Text Authorship:

sometimes misattributed to Ignaz Franz Castelli (1781 - 1862)

Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by (Johann Christoph) Friedrich Haug (1761 - 1829), "Bey der Kunde von Jacobi's Tod", first published 1814
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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 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827), "Elegischer Gesang", op. 118 [ vocal quartet and string quartet (or chorus and string orchestra) ] [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Elegisch gezang", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Ahmed E. Ismail) , copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chant élégiaque", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Canto elegiaco", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Ahmed E. Ismail

This text was added to the website: 2005-04-18
Line count: 5
Word count: 20

Gently, as you lived

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Gently, as you lived, 
have you died, 
too holy for sorrow! 
Let no eye shed tears 
for the spirit's heavenly homecoming.

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) misattributed to Ignaz Franz Castelli (1781 - 1862)
- Go to the text page.

Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by (Johann Christoph) Friedrich Haug (1761 - 1829), "Bey der Kunde von Jacobi's Tod", first published 1814
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website: 2005-04-18
Line count: 5
Word count: 21