Everything shall pass | This, too, shall pass

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by Joseph, Freiherr von Hammer-Purgstall (1774 - 1856)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Alles geht vorüber

Language: German (Deutsch) after the Persian (Farsi)

Our translations: ENG

Auch dieses wird [vorübergehen]¹, 
Sei's Gram, sei's Lust, 
Wer kam, der nicht [vorübergehen]¹ 
Zuletzt gemußt? 

Drum tröste dich in allen [Wehen]², 
Gib' dich zur Ruh' -- 
Wenn jene nicht [vorübergehen]¹, 
So gehest du.

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• W. Goethe

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Confirmed with Duftkörner, aus persischen Dichtern gesammelt von Hammer-Purgstall, Stuttgart: Fr. Brodhag'sche Buchhandlung, 1836, page 115.

¹ von Goethe: "vorüber geh'n"
² von Goethe: "Weh'n"

Text Authorship:

by Joseph, Freiherr von Hammer-Purgstall (1774 - 1856), "Alles geht vorüber ", appears in Duftkörner, aus persischen Dichtern gesammelt, in 5. Spikenarden. Das Buch des Raths und der Weisheit, Stuttgart: Fr. Brodhag'sche Buchhandlung, first published 1836 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Persian (Farsi) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [text unavailable]
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Walther von Goethe (1818 - 1885), "Alles geht vorüber", op. 14 (Sechs Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1844 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Haslinger [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Everything shall pass", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2018-12-06
Line count: 8
Word count: 39

Everything shall pass

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

This, too, shall pass,
Be it woe, be it joy,
Who ever came, who in the end
Was not forced to pass by?

Therefore, comfort yourself in all pains,
Be at peace --
If those [pains] do not pass,
Then you shall do so.

Text Authorship:

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Joseph, Freiherr von Hammer-Purgstall (1774 - 1856), "Alles geht vorüber ", appears in Duftkörner, aus persischen Dichtern gesammelt, in 5. Spikenarden. Das Buch des Raths und der Weisheit, Stuttgart: Fr. Brodhag'sche Buchhandlung, first published 1836
- Go to the text page.

Based on:

a text in Persian (Farsi) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [text unavailable]
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website: 2025-11-20
Line count: 8
Word count: 43