Schönes Leben! du liegst krank, und das Herz ist mir
Müd vom Weinen und schon dämmert die Furcht in mir,
Doch, doch kann ich nicht glauben,
Daß du sterbest, so lang du liebst.
F. Cerha sets lines 1-2
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Confirmed with Friedrich Hölderlin, Sämtliche Gedichte und Hyperion, Frankfurt am Main & Leipzig: Insel Verlag, 1999, page 200.
Authorship
- by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843), "Der gute Glaube", appears in Gedichte 1784-1800 [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 Elise Breiderhoff, née Frey (1849 - 1940), "Der gute Glaube", op. 1 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1895 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]
- by Friedrich Cerha (b. 1926), "Schönes Leben! du liegst krank, und das Herz ist mir", 1995, lines 1-2, from Acht Sätze nach Hölderlin-Fragmenten, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Josef Matthias Hauer (1883 - 1959), "Der gute Glaube", op. 6 (Fünf Lieder) no. 1 (1914) [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Philippe Hersant (b. 1948), "Der gute Glaube", 1992 [ soprano and instrumental ensemble (9 instruments) ], from Lebenslauf, 6 mélodies pour soprano solo et ensemble instrumental, no. 1, Paris, Durand [sung text checked 1 time]
- by George Washington Magnus (1863 - 1917), "Der gute Glaube ", op. 9 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1897 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, W. Hansen [sung text not yet checked]
- by Dmitri Nikolaevich Smirnov (1948 - 2020), "Der gute Glaube", op. 31 no. 2, published 1980, first performed 1981 [ voice and organ ], from Schicksalslieder (Pesny sud'by), no. 2, also set in Russian (Русский) [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Dmitri Nikolaevich Smirnov (1948 - 2020) ; composed by Dmitri Nikolaevich Smirnov.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "La bonne croyance", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 4
Word count: 33
Ты страдаешь, жизнь моя! Сердце слёз полно.
Мой рассудок омрачает смертельный страх.
Но, пока ещё любишь,
В смерть не в силах поверить я.
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Note on TransliterationsAuthorship
- Singable translation by Dmitri Nikolaevich Smirnov (1948 - 2020) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843), "Der gute Glaube", appears in Gedichte 1784-1800
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by Dmitri Nikolaevich Smirnov (1948 - 2020), "Добрая вера", op. 31 no. 2, published 1980, first performed 1981 [ voice and organ ], from Schicksalslieder (Pesny sud'by), no. 2, also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Dmitri Smirnov
This text was added to the website: 2008-03-17
Line count: 4
Word count: 23