Schmerzen
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: CAT ENG FRE ITA NOR NYN RUS SPA
Sonne, weinest jeden Abend
Dir die schönen Augen rot,
Wenn im Meeresspiegel badend
Dich erreicht der frühe Tod;
Doch erstehst in alter Pracht,
Glorie der düstren Welt,
Du am Morgen neu erwacht,
Wie ein stolzer Siegesheld!
Ach, wie sollte ich da klagen,
Wie, mein Herz, so schwer dich sehn,
Muß die Sonne selbst verzagen,
Muß die Sonne untergehn?
Und gebieret Tod nur Leben,
Geben Schmerzen Wonne nur:
O wie dank ich, daß gegeben
Solche Schmerzen mir Natur!
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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):
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- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Victor Wilder (1835 - 1892) ; composed by Richard Wagner.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Dolors", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Anguish", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Douleurs", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Dolori", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Arrigo Enrico Boito) , "Dolori"
- NOR Norwegian (Bokmål) (Marianne Beate Kielland) , "Smerter", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- NYN Norwegian (Nynorsk) (Are Frode Søholt) , "Sorg", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- RUS Russian (Русский) (Elena Danilova) , "Муки", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Susana Martin Dudoignon) , "Pesares", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Word count: 77
Douleurs
Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)
Soleil, tu pleures chaque soir
Jusqu'à ce que tes beaux yeux soient rouges,
Quand, te baignant dans le miroir de la mer
Tu es saisi par une mort précoce ;
Mais tu t'élèves dans ton ancienne splendeur,
Gloire du monde obscur,
Éveillé à nouveau au matin,
Comme un fier héros vainqueur !
Ah, pourquoi devrais-je me lamenter,
Pourquoi, mon cœur, devrais-tu être si lourd,
Si le soleil lui-même doit désespérer,
Si le soleil doit disparaître ?
Et si la mort seule donne naissance à la vie,
Si la douleur seule apporte la joie,
Oh, comme je suis reconnaissant
Que la Nature m'a donné de tels tourments !
Text Authorship:
- 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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Word count: 103