by Christian Reinhold (1813 - 1856)
Scheiden
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG
Warum, ach, muß das Scheiden sein, Das Scheiden, Darum man muß so bittre Pein Erleiden? Halt was du liebst, fest an der Brust! O scheu' dich! Zusammen trägt sich Leid und Lust So freudig! Wenn dich der Wahn fortriß einmal, Der schlimme, Irrst du, wie ich, durch Berg und Thal Im Grimme. Warum muß, ach, das Scheiden sein, Das Scheiden, Darum man muß so bittre Pein Erleiden? Kein bös'res Wort in aller Welt; Tod spricht es; Und wem es recht auf's Herze fällt, Dem bricht es.
Confirmed with C. Reinhold, Gedichte, Stuttgart: Carl Mäcken, 1853, pages 53-54.
Text Authorship:
- by Christian Reinhold (1813 - 1856), "Scheiden", written 1845, appears in Gedichte, in Lieder und vermischte Gedichte, first published 1853 [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 Kaspar Jakob Bischoff (1823 - 1893), as Caspar Jacob Bischoff, "Scheiden", op. 72, Heft 2 no. 6, published 1892 [ satb quartet ], Berlin: Hoffheinz [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), [adaptation] ; composed by Josephine Lang.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Parting", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2021-04-02
Line count: 20
Word count: 87