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by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843)

O Hoffnung! holde, gütiggeschäftige!
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT ENG FRE
O Hoffnung! holde, gütiggeschäftige!
  Die du das Haus der Trauernden nicht verschmähst,
    Und gerne dienend, Edle! zwischen
      Sterblichen waltest und Himmelsmächten,

Wo bist du? wenig lebt' ich; doch atmet kalt
  Mein Abend schon. Und stille, den Schatten gleich,
    Bin ich schon hier; und schon gesanglos
      Schlummert das schaudernde Herz im Busen.

Im grünen Tale, dort, wo der frische Quell
  Vom Berge täglich rauscht, und die liebliche
    Zeitlose mir am Herbsttag aufblüht,
      Dort, in der Stille, du Holde, will ich

Dich suchen, oder wenn in der Mitternacht
  Das unsichtbare Leben im Haine wallt,
    Und über mir die immerfrohen
      Blumen, die blühenden Sterne, glänzen,

O du des Äthers Tochter! erscheine dann
  Aus deines Vaters Gärten, und darfst du nicht
    Ein Geist der Erde, kommen, schröck', o
      Schröcke mit anderem nur das Herz mir.

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   H. Eisler •   H. Eisler •   H. Eisler 

H. Eisler sets stanzas 1, 2 in (at least) one setting - see below for more information
H. Eisler sets stanzas 1, 2 in (at least) one setting - see below for more information
H. Eisler sets stanzas 1, 2 in (at least) one setting - see below for more information

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Confirmed with Friedrich Hölderlin, Sämtliche Gedichte und Hyperion, Frankfurt am Main und Leipzig: Insel Verlag, 1999, pages 316-317.


Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843), "An die Hoffnung", appears in Gedichte 1800-1804, in Nachtgesänge [author's text checked 2 times 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 Richard Dünser (b. 1959), "An die Hoffnung", 1981-1982, first performed 1983 [ mezzo-soprano and orchestra ], from Doch atmet kalt mein Abend schon: Vier ernste Gesänge für Mezzosopran und Orchester, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Hanns Eisler (1898 - 1962), "An die Hoffnung", 1943, stanzas 1,2 [ voice and piano ], from Hölderlin Fragmente, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Hanns Eisler (1898 - 1962), "Hoffnung", published 1962, stanzas 1,2 [ baritone, string orchestra ], from Ernste Gesänge, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Hanns Eisler (1898 - 1962), "An die Hoffnung", stanzas 1,2 [ voice and piano ], from Hollywooder Liederbuch, no. 37 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Josef Matthias Hauer (1883 - 1959), "An die Hoffnung", op. 21 no. 7, copyright © 1924 [ voice and piano ], from Hölderlin Lieder, no. 7, Berlin, Schlesinger [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Max Reger (1873 - 1916), "An die Hoffnung", op. 124 (1912) [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Dr. Anthony Krupp) , copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "À l'espérance", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 20
Word count: 135

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