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by Richard Fedor Leopold Dehmel (1863 - 1920)

Es ist ein Brunnen, der heißt Leid;
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  FRE
Es ist ein Brunnen, der heißt Leid;
draus fließt die lautre Seligkeit.
Doch wer nur in den Brunnen schaut,
den graut.

Er sieht im tiefen Wasserschacht
sein lichtes Bild umrahmt von Nacht.
O trinke! da zerrinnt dein Bild:
Licht quillt.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Richard Fedor Leopold Dehmel (1863 - 1920), "Gleichnis" [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 Hans Erich Pfitzner (1869 - 1949), "Chorspruch", op. 38 no. 4 (1929) [ chorus, organ, and orchestra ], from Das Dunkle Reich, choral fantasy for soloists, organ & orchestra, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Hermann Karl Josef Zilcher (1881 - 1948), "Gleichnis", op. 41 (Drei Gedichte von Richard Dehmel) no. 2, published 1918 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig : Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Parabole", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2011-03-08
Line count: 8
Word count: 40

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