by Karl August Candidus (1817 - 1872)
Schwermut
Language: German (Deutsch)
Mir ist so weh ums Herz, Mir ist, als ob ich weinen möchte Vor Schmerz! Gedankensatt Und lebensmatt Möcht' ich das Haupt hinlegen in die Nacht der Nächte!
Text Authorship:
- by Karl August Candidus (1817 - 1872), "Schwermut", appears in Vermischte Gedichte, first published 1869 [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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Schwermut", op. 58 (Acht Lieder und Gesänge) no. 5 (1871), published 1872 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Nostàlgia", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Zwaarmoedigheid", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Melancholy", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Mélancolie", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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