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possibly by Johanna Schopenhauer (1766 - 1838) and possibly by Gottlob Friedrich Gustav von Ludwiger (1797 - 1877), as Gottlob von Deuern

Sehnsucht nach Ruhe
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Wundes Herz, hör' auf zu klagen,
  Lege endlich dich zur Ruh';
Alle Stern' am Himmel sagen
  Dir ja Trost und Frieden zu.

Armes Herz, hör auf zu bangen,
  Freuden hat das Leben viel;
Endlich wirst auch du gelangen
  An das schöne, ferne Ziel,

[Thörig]1 Herz, hör' auf zu sehnen,
  Nimm, was Dir die Stunde gibt;
Warum blickest du in Thränen
  Nach der Zukunft tief betrübt?

Wildes Herz, hör' auf zu hoffen, 
  Und begnüge Dich mit dir;
Nie ist uns der Himmel offen 
  Reines Glück ist niemals hier.

[Warmes]2 Herz, hör' auf zu schwärmen,
  Gib nicht mehr den Schatten Raum
Niemals wirst du dich erwärmen
  An dem schnell [entschwund'nen]3 Traum!

Herz, mein Herz, hör' auf zu klagen,
  Lege endlich dich zur Ruh'
Alle Stern' am Himmel sagen
  Dir ja Trost und Frieden zu.

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   N. Burgmüller •   A. Häser •   G. Kulenkamp 

N. Burgmüller sets stanzas 1-3, 5
A. Häser sets stanzas 1-5
G. Kulenkamp sets stanzas 1-3, 6

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Confirmed with Stunden der Andacht in poetischer Form, dargeboten von Carl Geissler, Leipzig, Verlag von Ludwig Schumann, 1839, pages 439-440, attributed to "v. Deuern". Note: the attribution of Johann Schopenhauer may have arisen because she quoted the song text in a novel. We will add more information when we track down the source.

1 Burgmüller: "Wundes"
2 Burgmüller: "Wildes"
3 Burgmüller: "entschwundenen"

Text Authorship:

  • possibly by Johanna Schopenhauer (1766 - 1838) [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
  • possibly by Gottlob Friedrich Gustav von Ludwiger (1797 - 1877), as Gottlob von Deuern [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 (August Joseph) Norbert Burgmüller (1810 - 1836), "Sehnsucht nach Ruhe", op. 6 (Fünf Lieder ) no. 4 (1827-36?), stanzas 1-3,5 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by August Ferdinand Häser (1779 - 1844), "Sehnsucht nach Ruhe", stanzas 1-5 [ voice, guitar, and piano ], note: the score attributes the text to Johanna Schopenhauer [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Georg Karl Kulenkamp (1799 - 1850), "Sehnsucht nach Ruhe", stanzas 1-3,6 [ voice and piano ], attributed to Gottlob von Deuern [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2011-08-06
Line count: 24
Word count: 135

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