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Das Leben ist ein Traum, Man merkt, man fühlt ihn kaum; Denn schnell, wie Wolken ziehn, Ist dieser Traum dahin. Wohl dem, der gut geträumt, Wohl dem! deß Saat hier keimt, Zur Erndte für die Zeit Der Unvergänglichkeit. Das Leben ist der Blick Auf einer Zukunft Glück, Das jeder haben kann, Der hier es wohlgethan. Wohl dem! der nach der Nacht Des Grabes froh erwacht, Den nicht die Stimme schreckt, Die aus dem Schlummer weckt. Wer bey der Arbeit Schluß Die Rechnung fürchten muß, Hat wahrlich keinen Blick Auf einer Zukunft Glück.
Authorship
- by Johann Christoph Wannovius (1753 - 1814) [author's text not yet checked 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), "Das Leben", D 269 (1815), published 1849, two versions (vocal trio TTB; vocal trio SSA with piano) [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La vida", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Het leven is een droom", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Life is a dream", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "La vie est un rêve", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this text: 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: 92
Het leven is een droom, Men voelt slechts zacht zijn zoom; Want snel als 'n wolkenrij Is deze droom voorbij. Hij boft, wiens droom ontbloeit, Hij boft, wiens zaad uitgroeit Tot vruchten voor de tijd Der onvergank'lijkheid. Het leven toont een stuk Van een aanstaand geluk, Dat ieder krijgen kan Die hier heeft welgedaan. Hij boft, die na de nacht Van 't graf de dag verwacht, Die zonder schrik ontwaakt Als 'n stem hem wakker maakt. Wie na zijn levenstaak Beducht is voor zijn zaak, Die maakt terecht zich druk Om zijn postuum geluk.
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- Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2010 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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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Christoph Wannovius (1753 - 1814)
This text was added to the website: 2010-12-23
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Word count: 94