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Wenn Glück auf Dich Hernieder glitt, Eh's rasch entwich In flücht'gem Tritt, Nimm's mit. Streut Dir auf's Haupt Ein Blatt der West, Im Flug geraubt, Vom Thau genäßt, Halt's fest! Laß immerdar Dir Gaben weih'n. [Sollt's Manna sein]1, Fang's ein! Doch hält ein Herz Mit Deinem Schritt, Das gern um Liebe Alles litt, Dann Glückskind Du, Merk' auf, greif' zu, Halt's fest, fang's ein, nimm's mit!
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Peter Cornelius, Gedichte, eingeleitet von Adolf Stern, Leipzig: C.F. Kahnt Nachfolger, 1890, page 88.
Note: in another edition of this poem by Cornelius, line 13 ("Sollt's Manna sein") is expanded to two lines: "Sollt's Manna gar/ Vom Himmel sein"; and the final line of the poem is "Fang's ein, halt's fest, nimm's mit!", which is also the title.
1 da Motta: "Sollt' es Manna sein" ; Ritter: "Und wenn es gar/ Sollt' Manna sein"Text Authorship:
- by Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874), "Halt's fest, fang's ein, nimm's mit!", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Lieder [author's text checked 2 times 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- by José Vianna da Motta (1868 - 1948), "Guter Rath" [ voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder von Peter Cornelius, no. 2, unpublished; the manuscript of this group of songs is labelled op. 10, but a different set of songs is published under that opus number [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Alexander Ritter (1833 - 1896), "Nimm's mit!", op. 16 (Fünf Gedichte für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2 (1890-1), published 1891 [ voice and piano ], München, Aibl [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2011-07-10
Line count: 21
Word count: 68
When happiness glides Down upon you, Before it vanishes quickly With fleeting step, Take it with you! When the west wind strews A leaf upon your head, [A leaf] stolen in flight, Damp with dew, Hold it fast! Always allow Gifts to be dedicated to you. [If it be manna,]1, Catch it! But if a heart Keeps step with yours, [A heart] that for love Would suffer everything, Then, you lucky one, Pay attention, grasp it, Hold it fast, catch it, take it with you!
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View original text (without footnotes)Translations of title(s):
"Guter Rath" = "Good advice"
"Halt's fest, fang's ein, nimm's mit!" = "Hold it fast, catch it, take it with you!"
"Nimm's mit!" = "Take it with you!"
Note: in another edition of this poem by Cornelius, line 13 ("Sollt's Manna sein") is expanded to two lines, which could be translated "Should it even be manna/ From heaven"; and the new final line of the poem, also used as the title, could be translated "Catch it, hold it fast, take it with you!"
1 Ritter: "And should it even/ Be manna"Text Authorship:
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874), "Halt's fest, fang's ein, nimm's mit!", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Lieder
This text was added to the website: 2021-05-03
Line count: 21
Word count: 87