Alles endet, was entstehet
Language: German (Deutsch) after the Italian (Italiano)
Available translation(s): ENG LIT SPA
Alles endet, was entstehet.
Alles, alles rings vergehet,
Denn die Zeit flieht, und die Sonne
Sieht, daß alles rings vergehet,
Denken, Reden, Schmerz, und Wonne;
Und die wir zu Enkeln hatten
Schwanden wie bei Tag die Schatten,
Wie ein Dunst im Windeshauch.
Menschen waren wir ja auch,
Froh und traurig, so wie ihr,
Und nun sind wir leblos hier,
Sind nur Erde, wie ihr sehet.
Alles ended, was entstehet.
Alles, alles rings vergehet.
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Hans Erich Pfitzner (1869 - 1949), "Fugato und Chor", alternate title: "Orgelsolo und Chor", op. 38 no. 6 (1929) [ chorus and organ ], from Das Dunkle Reich, choral fantasy for soloists, organ & orchestra, no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Alles endet, was entstehet", 1897, from Drei Lieder nach Gedichten von Michelangelo, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Nathan Haskell Dole (1852 - 1935) [an adaptation] ; composed by Joseph Kaufer.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Bettina Jakobson ; composed by Josef Schelb.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Knut W. Barde) , "Everything ends which comes to be", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- LIT Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) (Giedrius Prunskus) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Gerardo Garciacano Hinojosa) (Simone von Büren) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-13
Line count: 14
Word count: 73
Todo lo que nace se acaba
Language: Spanish (Español) after the German (Deutsch)
Todo lo que nace se acaba
todo, todo en nuestro entorno desvanece.
El tiempo se fuga, y el sol se da cuenta
que todo en nuestro entorno desvanece.
Pensamientos, palabras, dolor y placer;
y los que tuviéramos nietos
desaparecemos como las sombras en el día
como la bruma en el viento.
Fuimos hombres nosotros también
felices y tristes, igual que ustedes.
Y ahora estamos sin vida aquí,
somos solo tierra, como ustedes pueden ver.
Todo lo que nace se acaba
todo, todo en nuestro entorno desvanece.
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This text was added to the website: 2010-06-17
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