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Die Scheibe friert, der Wind ist rauh, Der nächt'ge Himmel rein und blau: Ich sitz' in meinem Kämmerlein Und schau in's reine Blau hinein! Mir fehlt etwas, das [fühl']1 ich gut, Mir fehlt mein Lieb, das treue Blut: Und will ich in die Sterne sehn, [Muß stets das Aug mir]2 übergehn! Mein Lieb, wo weilst du nur so fern, Mein schöner Stern, mein Augenstern?! Du weißt, dich lieb' und brauch' ich ja, - Die Thräne tritt mir wieder nah. Da quält' ich mich so manchen Tag, Weil mir kein Lied gelingen mag, - Weil's nimmer sich erzwingen läßt [Und]3 frei hinsäuselt, wie der West! Wie mild mich's wieder grad durchglüht! - Sieh nur - das ist ja schon ein Lied! [Wenn mich mein Loos vom Liebchen warf, Dann fühl' ich, daß ich singen darf.]4
Confirmed with Joh. Gabr. Seidl's Dichtungen. Zweiter Theil. Lieder der Nacht. [...] Von Johann Gabriel Seidl. Wien. Druck und Verlag von J. P. Sollinger. 1826, page 31; and with Lieder der Nacht. Von Johann Gabriel Seidl. Zweite, verbesserte und vermehrte Auflage. Wien, 1851. Druck und Verlag von J. P. Sollinger's Witwe, pages 108-109.
1 Seidl (1851 edition): "merk'"2 Seidl (1851 edition): "Fühl' ich die Augen"
3 Seidl (1851 edition): "Weil's"
1 Seidl (1851 edition): "Muß ich, mein Lieb, dir ferne sein, / Gleich stellt das Lied von selbst sich ein."
Text Authorship:
- by Johann Gabriel Seidl (1804 - 1875), "Sehnsucht", appears in Lieder der Nacht [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), "Sehnsucht", op. 105 (Vier Lieder) no. 4, D 879 (1826), published 1828 [ voice, piano ], Josef Czerny, VN 329, Wien [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Nostàlgia", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Hunkering", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Longing", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Nostalgie", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Desiderio ardente", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 130
Ghiacciano i vetri, fuori infuria il vento, limpido e blu è, questa notte, il cielo, io sto seduto nella mia cameretta, e guardo in alto nel puro firmamento. Qualcosa mi manca, chiaramente lo avverto, il mio amore mi manca, il sangue mio fedele; e se torno a guardare le stelle lassù in alto, ogni volta lo sguardo mi si vela. Amore mio, perché mi sei così distante, mia dolce stella, mio astro luccicante? Sai bene che ti amo e che di te ho bisogno, e che nuovamente ho gli occhi ricolmi di pianto. Così, per tanti giorni, ho sofferto aspramente e non riuscivo a consolarmi nel canto, perché non si può costringere il canto che libero mormora come il vento di ponente. Ma ora sento che, dolce, mi pervade un calore! E, guarda, proprio questo già diventa un canto! Anche se il mio destino mi allontana dal mio amore allora avverto che può iniziare il mio canto.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Italian (Italiano) copyright © 2010 by Ferdinando Albeggiani, (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 Johann Gabriel Seidl (1804 - 1875), "Sehnsucht", appears in Lieder der Nacht
This text was added to the website: 2010-03-23
Line count: 20
Word count: 157