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by Theodor Storm (1817 - 1888)

Das aber kann ich nicht ertragen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  FRE
Das aber kann ich nicht ertragen,
Daß so wie sonst die Sonne lacht;
Daß wie in deinen Lebenstagen
Die Uhren gehn, die Glocken schlagen,
Einförmig wechseln Tag und Nacht;
 
Daß, wenn des Tages Lichter schwanden,
Wie sonst der Abend uns vereint;
Und daß, wo sonst dein Stuhl gestanden,
Schon andre ihre Plätze fanden,
Und nichts dich zu vermissen scheint;
 
Indessen von den Gitterstäben
Die Mondesstreifen schmal und karg
In deine Gruft hinunterweben
Und mit gespenstig trübem Leben
Hinwandeln über deinen Sarg. 

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Text Authorship:

  • by Theodor Storm (1817 - 1888), no title, appears in Einer Toten, no. 2 [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 (Friedrich) August Bungert (1845 - 1915), "Cypresse", op. 32 no. 4 (1889-91), published 1891 [ low voice and piano ], from Verlorne Liebe, verlornes Leben, no. 4, Berlin, Fr. Luckhardt [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Max Weydert , "Einer Toten", published 1901 [ voice and piano ], from Zwölf Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 8, Schöneberg-Berlin, Weydert [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2007-07-30
Line count: 15
Word count: 81

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