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In Stunden der Entmutigung, wenns gar zu trübe geht, gibt Trost mir und Ermutigung ein wundersüß Gebet. Sein heilig Wort so weihevoll, so voll von Leben tönt; es fühlt mein Herz sich reuevoll, beseligt und versöhnt. Aus meiner Brust der Zweifel scheu, wie eine Last entweicht. Ich wein aufs Neu, ich glaub aufs Neu, mir wird so leicht, so leicht.
Authorship
- by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
- a text in Russian (Русский) by Mikhail Yur'yevich Lermontov (1814 - 1841), "Молитва", first published 1839
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by R. Andersch , "Gebet", op. 33 no. 3, published 1891 [soprano or tenor and piano], from Licht und Schatten. Acht Lieder für Sopran (oder Tenor) mit Pianoforte, no. 3, Regensburg, Fritz [text not verified]
- by Ingeborg (Starck) Bronsart von Schellendorf (1840 - 1913), "Gebet", op. 20 (Sechs Gedichte) no. 6, published 1891 [voice and piano], Leipzig, Kahnt Nachfolge [text not verified]
- by Franz (Ferenc) Liszt (1811 - 1886), "Gebet", S. 331 (1878), published 1879 [voice and piano], Leipzig, Kahnt [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , title 1: "Preghiera", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Virginia Knight
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-10
Line count: 12
Word count: 60
Nelle ore di sconforto, quando tutto va male, mi consola e mi incoraggia una dolcissima preghiera. La sua sacra parola così devota, così piena di vita risuona; il mio cuore si sente pentito, consolato e riconciliato. Dal mio petto il dubbio timido, come un peso se ne va. Io piango di nuovo, io credo di nuovo E mi sento leggero, leggero.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Italian (Italiano) copyright © 2011 by Amelia Maria Imbarrato, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you must ask the copyright-holder(s) directly for permission. If you receive no response, you must consider it a refusal.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892)
- a text in Russian (Русский) by Mikhail Yur'yevich Lermontov (1814 - 1841), "Молитва", first published 1839
This text was added to the website: 2011-02-01
Line count: 12
Word count: 61