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Hin ist alle meine Kraft! Alt und schwach bin ich; Wenig nur erquicket mich Scherz und Rebensaft! Hin ist alle meine Zier! Meiner Wangen Roth Ist hinweggeflohn! Der Tod Klopft an meine Thür! Unerschreckt mach' ich ihm auf; Himmel, habe Dank: Ein harmonischer Gesang War mein Lebenslauf!
Note (provided by Laura Prichard): Haydn had the first two lines of this text engraved on his calling cards. He found this text in a 1778 anthology (Lyrische Blumenlese, Leipzig, 1774-1778).
Authorship:
- by Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim (1719 - 1803), "Der Greis" [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 (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809), "Der Greis", Hob. XXVc no. 5 (1796-1801) [ SATB chorus, baritone and contralto ], from Aus des Ramlers Lyrischer Blumenlese , no. 12 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (J. Gompertz) , first published 1814
- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "The old man", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , "Vanhus", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Le vieillard", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Elena María Accinelli) , "El anciano", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2005-05-15
Line count: 12
Word count: 47
Todas mis fuerzas se han ido desvaneciendo, soy viejo y débil Apenas me animo con las bromas y el vino. Mis fuerzas me han abandonado Mis mejillas ya no se sonrojan La muerte llama a mi puerta. La abro sin miedo ¡Doy Gracias al cielo! Cantos melódicos acompañaron mi vida.
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Spanish (Español) copyright © 2007 by Elena María Accinelli, (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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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim (1719 - 1803), "Der Greis"
This text was added to the website: 2007-06-20
Line count: 12
Word count: 50