Once! | Once into the brightness of the sun

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by Richard von Schaukal (1874 - 1942)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Einmal!

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Einmal in die Sonnenhelle 
Möcht' ich meine Seele heben! 
Einsam in der Gitterzelle 
Hör' ich ihre Sehnsucht beben. 

Hohes Glück, nur müde Strahlen
Wirfst du an die Kerkerwände.
An den Stäben riß in Qualen --
Und umsonst der Wunsch der Hände.

Confirmed with Tristia. Neue Gedichte aus den Jahren 1897-98 von Richard Schaukal, Leipzig, Verlag von P. Friesenhahn, 1898, page 14.

Text Authorship:

by Richard von Schaukal (1874 - 1942), "Einmal!", appears in Tristia. Neue Gedichte aus den Jahren 1897-98, in Tristia (Lieder stiller Leiden) [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 Richard Wetz (1875 - 1935), "Einmal!", op. 10 (Fünf Lieder für hohe Stimme mit Klavierbegleitung) no. 5, published 1902 [ high voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Once!", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Once!

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Once into the brightness of the sun
I would like to lift my soul!
Solitary in the barred cell
I hear trembling of [my soul's] yearning.

Exalted happiness, only faint beams
Do you throw upon my prison walls.
The desire of my hands tore at the bars, 
In agonies and for nought.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Richard von Schaukal (1874 - 1942), "Einmal!", appears in Tristia. Neue Gedichte aus den Jahren 1897-98, in Tristia (Lieder stiller Leiden)
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This text was added to the website: 2022-12-15
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Word count: 52