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Gott! Gott! höre meine Stimme, Höre gnädig auf mein Flehn! Sieh, ich liege hier im Staube! Soll die Hoffnung, soll der Glaube An dein Vaterherz vergehn? Er soll es büßen mit seinem Blute, Was er gewagt mit [freudigem]1 Muthe, Was er für mich und die Liebe gethan? Sind all die Wünsche nur eitle Träume, Zerknickt die Hoffnung die zarten Keime, Ist Lieb' und Seligkeit nur ein Wahn? Nein! nein! das kannst du nicht gebieten, Das wird dein Vaterherz verhüten, Gott, du bist meine Zuversicht! Du wirst zwey Herzen so nicht trennen, Die nur vereinigt schlagen können! Nein, Vater, nein, das kannst du nicht!
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Der vierjährige Posten. Ein Singspiel in einem Aufzuge, von Theodor Körner. Für das k.k. priv. Theater an der Wien. Wien 1813. Im Verlage bey Joh. Bapt. Wallishausser, pages 9-10.
The poem is Käthchen's aria (Scene 5).
1 Schubert: "frohem"Authorship:
- by (Karl) Theodor Körner (1791 - 1813), no title, written 1812, appears in Der vierjährige Posten, first published 1813 [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 Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Gott, höre meine Stimme", alternate title: "Arie der Käthe", D 190 no. 5 (1815), published 1888 [ soprano and orchestra or piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "God, wil mijn stem toch horen", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Dieu, entends ma voix", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Ascolta, Signore, la mia voce", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this text: Richard Morris , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 17
Word count: 103
Ascolta, Signore, la mia voce, misericordioso ascolta la mia supplica! Guarda, qui giaccio nella polvere, Debbono forse Fede e Speranza venir meno davanti al tuo cuore paterno? Deve forse espiare con il suo sangue, ciò che osò con animo allegro, ciò che fece per amore e per me? E' forse vano sogno ogni aspirazione? Può la speranza schiacciare un seme delicato? Canto e felicità sono illusione soltanto? No, no, non puoi pretenderlo, il tuo cuore paterno lo impedirà, Signore, tu sei la mia certezza. Non dividerai due cuori Che possono soltanto battere uniti, no, no, non lo potrai mai consentire!
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Italian (Italiano) copyright © 2009 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 (Karl) Theodor Körner (1791 - 1813), no title, written 1812, appears in Der vierjährige Posten, first published 1813
This text was added to the website: 2009-02-09
Line count: 17
Word count: 100