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Dunkler Lichtglanz, blinder Blick, Todtes Leben, Lust [voll]1 Plage, Glück erfüllt von Mißgeschick, Trübes Lachen, frohe Klage, Süße Galle, holde Pein, Fried' und Krieg in einem Herzen, Das kannst, Liebe, du nur sein, Mit der Lust erkauft durch Schmerzen.2
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Schumann: "und"; but "voll" when repeated later (see footnote 2).
2 Schumann adds the following (repetitions of text from above):
Liebe, das kannst du nur sein! Liebe, das kannst du nur sein, dunkler Lichtglanz, blinder Blick, totes Leben, Lust voll Plage, das kannst, Liebe, du nur sein!
Authorship
- by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Volkslieder und Romanzen der Spanier in Versmasse des Originals verdeutscht, in Lieder, no. 16, first published 1843 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
- a text in Spanish (Español) by Rodrigo Cota de Maguaque (d. c1498), "Vista ciega, luz oscura"
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Quartett", op. posth. 138 no. 10 (1849), published 1857 [ satb quartet and piano duet ], from Spanische Liebeslieder, no. 10, Winterthur, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Quartet", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Kwartet 'Donk're lichtglans'", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Quartet", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Sombre éclat lumineux, regard aveugle", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Auditorium du Louvre
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 39
Sombre éclat lumineux, regard aveugle, Vie morte, plaisir et peine, Bonheur empli de malheurs, Rire triste, plainte gaie, Douce amertume, gracieux tourments, Guerre et paix du coeur, Amour, ce ne peut être que toi, Le plaisir acheté au prix de la douleur.1
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2008 by Pierre Mathé, (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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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Volkslieder und Romanzen der Spanier in Versmasse des Originals verdeutscht, in Lieder, no. 16, first published 1843
- a text in Spanish (Español) by Rodrigo Cota de Maguaque (d. c1498), "Vista ciega, luz oscura"
This text was added to the website: 2008-02-02
Line count: 8
Word count: 42