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Du wirst nicht weinen. Leise, leise wirst du lächeln: und wie zur Reise geb' ich dir Blick und Kuß zurück. Unsre lieben vier Wände! Du hast sie bereitet, ich habe sie dir zur Welt [geweitet]1 -- o Glück! Dann wirst du heiß meine Hände fassen und wirst mir deine Seele lassen, läßt unsern Kindern mich zurück. Du schenktest mir dein ganzes Leben, ich will es ihnen wiedergeben -- o Glück! Es wird sehr bald sein, wir wissen's beide, wir haben einander befreit vom Leide; so [geb']2 ich dich der Welt zurück. Dann wirst du mir nur noch im Traum erscheinen und mich segnen und [mit mir]3 weinen -- o Glück!
1 Goldmark: "erweitet"
2 Strauss: "gab'"
3 Goldmark: "um mich"
Authorship:
- by Richard Fedor Leopold Dehmel (1863 - 1920), "Befreit", first published 1895 [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 Carl Goldmark (1830 - 1915), "Befreit", op. 46 (Sechs Lieder) no. 6, published 1913 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949), "Befreit", op. 39 (Fünf Lieder für 1 hohe Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 4, published 1899 [ high voice and piano ], Leipzig, Rob. Forberg [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Sílvia Pujalte Piñán) , "Alliberat", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Lau Kanen) , "Bevrijd", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Freed", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Libérée", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Liberazione", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 18
Word count: 107
Non piangerai. Piano, dolcemente, sorriderai e come per un viaggio ti darò uno sguardo e un bacio. Le nostre care quattro mura, tu le hai fatte, io le ho fatte diventare per te il mondo, o gioia! Poi prenderai le mie mani e mi affiderai la tua anima, lasci me ai nostri figli. Tu mi hai donato tutta la tua vita, io voglio ridonarla a loro, o gioia! Sarà molto presto, lo sappiamo entrambi, ci siamo l'un l'altra liberati dal dolore, così ti ridòno al mondo! Poi mi apparirai ancora solo in sogno, per benedirmi e per piangere con me, o gioia!
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Italian (Italiano) copyright © 2005 by Amelia Maria Imbarrato, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you must ask the copyright-holder(s) directly for permission. If you receive no response, you must consider it a refusal.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Richard Fedor Leopold Dehmel (1863 - 1920), "Befreit", first published 1895
This text was added to the website: 2005-10-16
Line count: 18
Word count: 102