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Nun, ihr Musen, genug! Vergebens strebt ihr zu schildern, Wie sich Jammer und Glück wechseln in liebender Brust. Heilen könnet die Wunden ihr nicht, die Amor geschlagen; Aber Linderung kommt einzig, ihr Guten, von euch.
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- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, appears in Alexis und Dora, excerpt: last four lines [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), "Zum Schluß", op. 65 no. 15 (1875), published 1875 [ vocal quartet and piano four-hands or instrumental ensemble ], from Neue Liebeslieder, no. 15, Berlin, Simrock [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Johann Friedrich Reichardt (1752 - 1814), "Aus Alexis und Dora", published 1809 [sung text not yet checked]
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- AFR Afrikaans [singable] (Robert Schall) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Alvaro De la Cruz) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Bueno, Musas, ¡suficiente! En vano tratan de describir Cómo la miseria y la felicidad alternan en un seno amoroso. No pueden sanar las heridas que Amor ha causado, Asi, el unico alivio proviene solamente de ustedes, las gentiles.
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Translator's note: Amor refers to an object or person, which is why it has a capital letter; "Amor" means "love" in Spanish.Authorship
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Spanish (Español) copyright © 2009 by Alvaro De la Cruz, (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 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, appears in Alexis und Dora, excerpt: last four lines
This text was added to the website: 2009-04-03
Line count: 4
Word count: 38