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by Johann Ludwig Tieck (1773 - 1853)
Translation © by Ferdinando Albeggiani
Sind es Schmerzen, sind es Freuden
Language: German (Deutsch)
Sind es Schmerzen, sind es Freuden, Die durch meinen Busen ziehn? Alle alten Wünsche scheiden, Tausend neue Blumen blühn. Durch die Dämmerung der Tränen Seh' ich [ferne]1 Sonnen stehn, - Welches Schmachten! welches Sehnen! Wag' ich's? soll ich näher gehn? Ach, und fällt die Träne nieder, Ist es dunkel um mich her; Dennoch kömmt kein Wunsch mir wieder, [Zukunft]2 ist von Hoffnung leer. So schlage denn, [strebendes]3 Herz, So fließet denn, Tränen, [herab]4, Ach, Lust ist nur tieferer Schmerz, Leben ist [dunkeles]5 Grab, - Ohne Verschulden Soll [ich]6 erdulden? Wie ist's, daß mir im Traum Alle Gedanken Auf und nieder schwanken! Ich kenne mich noch kaum. O, hört mich, ihr gütigen Sterne, O höre mich, [grünende Flur]7, [Du, Liebe, den heiligen]8 Schwur: Bleib' ich ihr ferne, Sterb' ich gerne. Ach, nur [im Licht von]9 ihrem Blick Wohnt Leben und Hoffnung und Glück!
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Weber: "neue" (new)
2 Weber: "Erde" (the earth)
3 Weber: "sterbendes" (dying)
4 Weber: "hinab" (out)
5 Brahms: "dunkles"
6 Weber: "ich's" (I)
7 Weber: "weite Nature" (wide Nature)
8 Weber: "Hört den ernsten" (Hear the serious)
9 omitted by Weber.
Textual variants provided by Peter W. Shea
Text Authorship:
- by Johann Ludwig Tieck (1773 - 1853), no title, appears in Liebesgeschichte der schönen Magelone und des Grafen Peter von Provence, no. 4, chapter heading: "Peter sieht die schöne Magelone" [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), "Sind es Schmerzen, sind es Freuden", op. 33 no. 3 (1861-65), published 1865 [ voice and piano ], from Die schöne Magelone. Romanzen aus L. Tiecks Magelone, no. 3, Winterthur, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Karl Ludwig Friedrich Hetsch (1806 - 1872), "Sind es Schmerzen, sind es Freuden", published 1838 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Gedichte von L. Tieck, 2tes Heft, no. 3, Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Maria (Friedrich Ernst) von Weber (1786 - 1826), "Sind es Schmerzen, sind es Freuden", op. 30 (Sechs deutsche Gesänge für eine Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 6 (1813), published [1813] [ voice and piano ], Mannheim, bey Jos. Abelshauser [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Són dolors o són alegries", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Are they sorrows or are they joys", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Sono dolori, sono gioie", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- LIT Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) (Giedrius Prunskus) , "Ar tai skausmas, ar tai džiaugsmas", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- TUR Turkish (Türkçe) (Gül Sabar) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 29
Word count: 151
Sono dolori, sono gioie
Language: Italian (Italiano) after the German (Deutsch)
Sono dolori, o sono gioie, che mi attraversano il petto? Tutti gli antichi desideri mi abbandonano e mille nuovi fiori sbocciano. Attraverso la luce incerta del pianto vedo brillare lontani soli, Quale struggimento! Quale desiderio! Saprò osare? Potrò andarvi vicino? Ahimè, cade giù una lacrima, si fa buio a me d'intorno; ma i desideri non fanno ritorno e il futuro è vuoto di speranza. E allora pulsa, mio ansioso cuore, scorrete pure copiose, lacrime. Ahimè, il piacere è solo un dolore più forte e la vita è solo una tomba oscura. Senza nessuna colpa Mi toccherà soffrire? Com'è, che in sogno tutti i miei pensieri oscillano su e giù! E a stento mi riconosco. Datemi ascolto, voi stelle benevole E tu pure ascoltami, verdeggiante campagna, e tu, Amore, ascolta la solenne promessa: se dovessi restare lontano da lei, morirò volentieri. Ah, soltanto nella luce del suo sguardo Dimorano vita e speranza e felicità.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Italian (Italiano) copyright © 2008 by Ferdinando Albeggiani, (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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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Ludwig Tieck (1773 - 1853), no title, appears in Liebesgeschichte der schönen Magelone und des Grafen Peter von Provence, no. 4, chapter heading: "Peter sieht die schöne Magelone"
This text was added to the website: 2008-06-01
Line count: 29
Word count: 153