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by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)
Translation © by Salvador Pila

Der Kranke
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT
Vögelein munter
Singen so schön,
Laßt mich hinunter
Spazierengehn!
 
»Nacht ist's ja draußen;
's war nur der Sturm,
Den du hörst sausen
Droben vom Turm.«
 
Liebchen im Garten
Seh ich dort stehn,
Lang mußt sie warten,
O laßt mich gehn.
 
»Still nur, der blasse
Tod ist's, der sacht
Dort durch die Gasse
Schleicht in der Nacht.«
 
Wie mir ergraute,
Bleiches Gesicht!
Gebt mir die Laute,
Mir wird so licht!
 
»Was willst du singen
In tiefster Not?
Lenz, Lust vergingen,
Liebchen ist tot!« -
 
Laßt mich, Gespenster,
Lied, riegl auf die Gruft!
Öffnet die Fenster,
Luft, frische freie Luft!

Text Authorship:

  • by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Der Kranke" [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 Eduard Behm (1862 - 1946), "Der Kranke", op. 8 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1891 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Raabe & Plothow  [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Heinrich von Herzogenberg (1843 - 1900), "Der Kranke", op. 38 ([Neun] Duette für Sopran und Tenor mit Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1883 [ vocal duet for soprano and tenor with piano ], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2012-04-02
Line count: 28
Word count: 97

El malalt
Language: Catalan (Català)  after the German (Deutsch) 
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Ocellets alegres,
canten tan formosament,
deixeu-me anar allà baix
a fer un passeig!

«A fora ja és de nit;
només era la tempesta,
la que sents udolar
allà dalt, a la torre.»

La meva estimada al jardí
la veig allà dreta,
deu ser que fa molt de temps que espera,
oh, deixeu-m’hi anar.

«Calleu, és l’esblaimada
Mort que, a la callada,
s’esquitlla a la nit
pel carreró.»

Que vell m’he tornat,
la cara tan pàl·lida!
Dóna'm el llaüt,
em sento tan lúcid!

«Què vols cantar
en plena fretura?
La primavera, l'alegria, s'han esvaït,
l’estimada és morta!» –

Deixeu-me, fantasmes,
cançó, tanca el sepulcre!
Obriu les finestres,
aire, aire fresc i lliure!

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2026 by Salvador Pila, (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.


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  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Der Kranke"
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This text was added to the website: 2026-11-01
Line count: 28
Word count: 111

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