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by (Johann) Gottfried Kinkel (1815 - 1882)

Durch Carthages Trümmerhallen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Durch Carthago’s Trümmerhallen
Suchend bin ich umgeschweift;
Wo in heissem Mittagwallen
Voll die gold’ne Ernte reift.
Und ich sah wie bunt zum Kranze
Meer und Erde sich verflicht
Unter klarem Himmelsglanze
Aber ach, ihn fand ich nicht.

Durch Egyptens reiche Fluren
Zog ich an dem Pilgerstab;
Alter Grösse heil’ge Spuren 
Trägt manch prächtig Königsgrab.
Auf den Pyramiden leuchtet 
Unbewölkt der Sonne Licht,
Weit der Strom das Land befeuchtet
Aber ach, ihn fand ich nicht!

Canaan! zu süsser Labe 
Deinen Grund betrat ich nun,
Wo an des Erlösers Grabe
Alle Erdensorgen ruhn.
Gläubig bin ich hingesunken
Auf mein flammend Angesicht,
Himmelslust hab’ ich getrunken
Aber ach, ihn fand ich nicht!

Text Authorship:

  • by (Johann) Gottfried Kinkel (1815 - 1882) [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 Johanna Kinkel (1810 - 1858), "Durch Carthages Trümmerhallen", op. 19 (Sechs Lieder) no. 2, published 1848 [ alto or baritone and piano ], Cöln, Schloss [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • ENG English (Anja Bunzel) , "Over Carthage’s battlefields", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Anja Bunzel

This text was added to the website: 2014-07-25
Line count: 24
Word count: 109

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