by Wilhelm Müller (1794 - 1827)
Translation © by 곽명규 Myung-Kew Kwack

Pause
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Available translation(s): CAT DUT ENG FIN FRE GRE ITA KOR POR
Meine Laute hab' ich gehängt an die Wand,
Hab' sie umschlungen mit einem grünen Band -
Ich kann nicht mehr singen, mein Herz ist zu voll,
Weiß nicht, wie ich's in Reime zwingen soll.
Meiner Sehnsucht allerheißesten Schmerz
Durft' ich aushauchen in [Liederscherz]1,
Und wie ich klagte so süß und fein,
[Meint']2 ich doch, mein Leiden wär' nicht klein.
Ei, wie groß ist wohl meines Glückes Last,
Daß kein Klang auf Erden es in sich faßt?

Nun, liebe Laute, ruh' an dem Nagel hier!
Und weht ein Lüftchen über die Saiten dir,
Und streift eine Biene mit ihren Flügeln dich,
Da wird [mir]3 bange und es durchschauert mich.
Warum ließ ich das Band auch hängen so lang?
Oft fliegt's um die Saiten mit seufzendem Klang.
Ist es der Nachklang meiner Liebespein?
Soll es das Vorspiel neuer Lieder sein?

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Confirmed with Gedichte aus den hinterlassenen Papieren eines reisenden Waldhornisten. Herausgegeben von Wilhelm Müller. Erstes Bändchen. Zweite Auflage. Deßau 1826. Bei Christian Georg Ackermann, page 28; and with Sieben und siebzig Gedichte aus den hinterlassenen Papieren eines reisenden Waldhornisten. Herausgegeben von Wilhelm Müller. Dessau, 1821. Bei Christian Georg Ackermann, page 29.

1 Schubert (by mistake?): "Liederschmerz"
2 Schubert: "Glaubt'"
3 Schubert: "mir so"

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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):

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Pausa", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Pauze", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Pause", copyright ©
  • FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , "Tauko", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Pause", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GRE Greek (Ελληνικά) (Athanasios Papaisiou) , "Διάλειμμα", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Pausa", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • KOR Korean (한국어/조선말) [singable] (곽명규 Myung-Kew Kwack) , "멈춤*", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • POR Portuguese (Português) (Caê Vieira) , "Pausa", copyright © 2019, (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.
Line count: 18
Word count: 138

멈춤*
Language: Korean (한국어/조선말)  after the German (Deutsch) 
나의 라우테, 벽에 걸어 놓았네.
녹색 리본을 매달아 두었네.
노래할 수 없네, 가슴이 벅차
어찌 소리를 내야 할는지.
그리움도, 심한 괴로움도
노래에 담아서 뿌렸고
높은 소리로 탄식하며
슬픔 속에 잠겨 살았네.
아, 이젠 내 기쁨 너무 커서
노래엔 담아 낼 수가 없나?

가여운 라우테, 쉬어라, 그렇게!
바람이 불어 너를 흔들 때나
꿀벌이 날개로 널 건드릴 때면
나는 두려움에 마음 졸인다네.
너무 오래 걸어 둔 건 아닐까?
한숨 쉬듯 네 소리 떨려오네.
아팠던 사랑의 여운일-까?
새로운 노래의 전주일까?

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This text was added to the website: 2011-03-04
Line count: 18
Word count: 77