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Du klagst, daß bange [Wehmut]1 dich beschleicht, weil sich der Wald entlaubt, und über deinem Haupt dahin der Wanderzug der Vögel streicht. O klage nicht, bist selber wandelhaft, denkst du der Liebesglut? Wie nun so traurig ruht in deiner Brust die müde Leidenschaft!
1 Kretschmann: "Sehnsucht"; further changes may exist not shown above.
Text Authorship:
- by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), "Vorwurf", appears in Gedichte, in 4. Viertes Buch, in Vermischte Gedichte [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 Fanny Hensel (1805 - 1847), "Vorwurf", op. posth. 10 (Fünf Lieder mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 2 (1841?6?), published c1850 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Theobald Kretschmann (1850 - 1919), "Vorwurf", op. 34 (4 Lieder für 1 Singstimme und Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1888 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Rebay & Robitschek [sung text not yet checked]
- by George Washington Magnus (1863 - 1917), "Vorwurf", op. 11 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1898 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, W. Hansen [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Verwijt", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Reproach", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Reproche", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Tu te plains qu'une anxieuse mélancolie te gagne Tandis que la forêt perd ses feuilles Et que par dessus ta tête S'étire la migration des oiseaux. Ô ne te plains pas, tu es toi-même un migrateur, Penses-tu à l'ardeur de ton amour ? Et comment si tristement repose en ton sein Ta passion épuisée.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2009 by Pierre Mathé, (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 Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), "Vorwurf", appears in Gedichte, in 4. Viertes Buch, in Vermischte Gedichte
This text was added to the website: 2009-07-26
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Word count: 53
