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by Georg Herwegh (1817 - 1875)
Translation © by Margarida Moreno
Ich möchte hingehn wie das Abendrot
Language: German (Deutsch)
Ich möchte hingehn wie das Abendrot Und wie der Tag [in]1 seinen letzten Gluten - O leichter, sanfter, ungefühlter Tod! Mich in den Schoß des Ewigen verbluten. Ich möchte hingehn wie der heitre Stern, Im vollsten Glanz, in ungeschwächtem Blinken, So still und schmerzlos möchte gern Ich in des Himmels blaue Tiefe sinken. Ich möchte hingehn wie der Blume Duft, Die freudig sich dem schönen Kelch entringet Und auf dem Fittig blütenschwangrer Luft Als Weihrauch auf des Herrn Altar sich schwinget. Ich möchte hingehn wie der Tau im Tal, Wenn durstig ihm des Morgens Feuer winken; O wollte Gott, wie ihn der Sonnenstrahl, Auch meine lebensmüde Seele trinken! Ich möchte hingehn wie der bange Ton, Der aus den Saiten einer Harfe dringet, Und, kaum dem irdischen Metall entflohn, Ein Wohllaut in des Schöpfers Brust [erklinget]2. Du wirst nicht hingehn wie das Abendrot, Du wirst nicht [stille]3 wie der Stern versinken, [Du stirbst nicht einer Blume leichten Tod, Kein Morgenstrahl wird deine Seele trinken.]4 [Wohl wirst du hingehn, hingehn ohne Spur, Doch wird das Elend deine Kraft erst schwächen,]4 Sanft stirbt es einzig sich in der Natur, Das arme Menschenherz muß stückweis brechen.
T. Billroth sets stanzas 1, 4, 2, 6, 7
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Billroth, Liszt: "mit"
2 Liszt: "verklinget"
3 Liszt: "hingehn"
4 omitted by Billroth.
Text Authorship:
- by Georg Herwegh (1817 - 1875), no title, written 1839, appears in Gedichte eines Lebendigen, in Strofen aus der Fremde, no. 2 [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 Max Joseph Beer (1851 - 1908), "Ich möchte hingehn wie das Abendroth", op. 12, published 1878 [ baritone and piano ], Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]
- by Theodor Billroth (1829 - 1894), "Todessehnsucht", 1885, published 1885?, stanzas 1, 4, 2, 6, 7 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Emil Ehrismann , "Ich möchte hingehn, wie das Abendroth ", published 1876 [ high voice and piano ], from Zwölf Lieder für 1 hohe Stimme mit Pianoforte, no. 12, Berlin, Luckhardt [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz (Ferenc) Liszt (1811 - 1886), "Ich möchte hingehn", S. 296 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Klaus Miehling (b. 1963), "Ich möchte hingehn", op. 300 no. 4 (2019), from Vier Lieder nach Georg Herwegh, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Natalie Quiteria, Vicomtesse de Santa , "Ich möchte hingeh'n wie das Abendroth", op. 32 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme und Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1884 [ voice and piano ], Baden-Baden, Sommermeyer [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Aleksei Konstantinovich Tolstoy, Count (1817 - 1875) , no title ; composed by Klaus Miehling.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- POR Portuguese (Português) (Margarida Moreno) , "Quero passar", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- RUS Russian (Русский) (Jelena Jermolajeva) , "Я хотел бы уйти. Строфы с чужбины - 2", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 28
Word count: 191
Quero passar
Language: Portuguese (Português) after the German (Deutsch)
Quero passar como o pôr-do-sol E como o dia com os seus últimos calores - Ó morte leve, suave, imperceptível -- Esvair-me no colo da eternidade! Quero passar como a alegre estrela No máximo brilho, a cintilar sem enfraquecer, Assim, silenciosamente e sem dor, desejo Afundar-me nas profundezas azuis do céu! Quero passar como o perfume da flor, Que irrompe alegremente do bonito cálice, E no ar carregado de flores Paira como incenso no altar do Senhor. Quero passar como o orvalho no vale, Quando o fogo da manhã o espera sequioso Oh, queira Deus, como o raio de sol ao orvalho, Beber a minha alma cansada da vida! Quero passar como o som tímido, Que sai das cordas de uma harpa, E, logo que foge do metal terreno, Perde-se uma harmonia no peito do Criador. Não passarás como o pôr-do-sol, Não passarás como a estrela se afunda, Não morres lentamente como uma flor, Nenhum raio de luz da manhã beberá a tua alma! Sim, morrerás, passarás sem deixar rasto, Mas a miséria há-de retirar-te primeiro As tuas forças, só na natureza se morre suavemente, O pobre coração do homem tem de se partir pedaço a pedaço.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Portuguese (Português) copyright © 2011 by Margarida Moreno, (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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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Georg Herwegh (1817 - 1875), no title, written 1839, appears in Gedichte eines Lebendigen, in Strofen aus der Fremde, no. 2
This text was added to the website: 2011-07-16
Line count: 28
Word count: 195