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Hier ist Friede. Hier weine ich mich aus über alles! Hier löst sich mein unfaßbares, unermeßliches Leid, das mir die Seele verbrennt ... Siehe, hier sind keine Menschen, keine Ansiedlungen. Hier ist Friede! Hier tropft Schnee leise in Wasserlachen ...
Authorship
- by Richard Engländer (1859 - 1919), as Peter Altenberg [author's text not yet checked 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 Alban Maria Johannes Berg (1885 - 1935), "Hier ist Friede", from Fünf Orchesterlieder nach Ansichtskartentexten von Peter Altenberg, no. 5. [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Anne Ozorio) , title 1: "Here's Peace. Here I can cry my heart out.", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title unknown, copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , title 1: "La pace abita qui", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Jeroen Scholten
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 40
Ici est la paix. Ici je pleure sur toutes choses ! Ici se dissout la souffrance inconcevable, immense qui brûle mon âme... Vois, ici il n'y a pas d'hommes, pas de villages... Ici est la paix ! Ici la neige s'égoutte dans les flaques d'eau...
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2009 by Guy Laffaille, (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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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Richard Engländer (1859 - 1919), as Peter Altenberg
This text was added to the website: 2009-01-11
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Word count: 45