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O Liebe, die mein Herz erfüllet, Wie wonnevoll ist deine Seligkeit, Doch ach, wie grausam peinigend durchwühlet Mich Hoffnungslosigkeit. Er liebt mich nicht, er liebt mich nicht, verloren Ist ohne ihn des Lebens süße Lust, Ich bin zu bittern Leiden nur geboren, Nur Schmerz drückt meine Brust. Doch nein, [bey Gott, ich will nicht ferner]1 klagen, Zu sehen ihn, gönnt mir das Schicksal noch, Darf ich ihm auch nicht meine Liebe sagen, Gnügt mir sein Anblick doch. Sein Bild ist Trost in meinem stillen Kummer, Hier hab' ich's mir zur Wonne aufgestellt, Dieß soll mich laben, bis daß ew'ger Schlummer Mein mattes Herz befällt.
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Udo der Stählerne oder die Ruinen von Drudenstein, eine Niedersächsische Volkssage vom Verfaßer Wallrabs von Schreckenhorn. 1799. Wien, bey Christ. Peter Rehm, page 187.
Note: Joseph Alois Gleich was a prolific Viennese playwright who also published a number of horror stories (such as Wallrab von Schreckenhorn). The poem is the song of Lambertine, in the final chapter of Udo der Stählerne. It was previously misattributed to Josef Ludwig Stoll.
1 Schubert (Alte Gesamtausgabe): "ich will nicht länger trostlos"Text Authorship:
- sometimes misattributed to Josef Ludwig Stoll (1778 - 1815)
- by Joseph Alois Gleich (1772 - 1841), no title, first published 1799 [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), "Lambertine", D 301 (1815), published 1842 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Lambertine", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Lambertine", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Lambertine", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Richard Morris , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 104
O liefde, die mijn hart doet zwellen, Hoe diep geluk geeft mij jouw zaligheid! Maar ach, hoe vrees'lijk pijnigend ook kwellen Mij wanhoop, vrees en spijt. Hij houdt niet1 van mij, hij houdt niet van mij, verloren Is zonder hem 't geluk, 'k houd eeuwig dorst. Ik ben tot bitter lijden slechts geboren, Slechts pijn beklemt mijn borst. Maar neen, ik wil niet langer troostloos klagen! Want hem te zien gunt mij het noodlot nog; Mag ik hem van mijn liefde niet gewagen, Zijn beelt'nis heb ik toch. Zijn beeld geeft troost mij in mijn stille zorgen, Hier heb ik 't ter verkwikking neergezet; Dit moet mij laven, tot de eeuw'ge morgen Mijn matte hart ontzet.
1 Niet: te zingen op een achtste noot ten koste van de voorgaande gepunteerde kwartnoot
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- Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2009 by Lau Kanen, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., please ask the copyright-holder(s) directly.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) misattributed to Josef Ludwig Stoll (1778 - 1815) and by Joseph Alois Gleich (1772 - 1841), no title, first published 1799
This text was added to the website: 2009-08-21
Line count: 16
Word count: 116