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by Vítězslav Hálek (1835 - 1874)

Když bůh byl nejvíc rozkochán
Language: Czech (Čeština) 
Když bůh byl nejvíc rozkochán,
tu lidské srdce stvořil,
a pak na věčnou památku
v ně svoji lásku vložil.

A když pak na něm utkvělo
to oko jeho věstí,
radostí až se rozplakal,
když viděl vše to štěstí.

Leč při tom pláči -- do srdce
se jedna slza vkradla,
jako ta rosa v kalíšek,
a na samé dno padla.

A proto láska velký bol,
leč bol tak sladký, milý,
že škoda srdcí nastokrát,
jež bol ten necítily.

A proto láska štěstí půl
a polovic je muka,
leč když se slza rozvlní,
tu leckdy srdce puká.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Vítězslav Hálek (1835 - 1874), no title, appears in Večerní písně, no. 30 [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 Antonín Dvořák (1841 - 1904), "Když bůh byl nejvíc rozkochán", op. 3 no. 4, B. 61 no. 4 (1876), rev. 1881? [voice and piano], from Večerní písně, no. 4, also set in German (Deutsch) [ sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Antonín Dvořák.
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2011-01-08
Line count: 20
Word count: 94

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