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Sonne, weinest jeden Abend Dir die schönen Augen rot, Wenn im Meeresspiegel badend Dich erreicht der frühe Tod; Doch erstehst in alter Pracht, Glorie der düstren Welt, Du am Morgen neu erwacht, Wie ein stolzer Siegesheld! Ach, wie sollte ich da klagen, Wie, mein Herz, so schwer dich sehn, Muß die Sonne selbst verzagen, Muß die Sonne untergehn? Und gebieret Tod nur Leben, Geben Schmerzen Wonne nur: O wie dank ich, daß gegeben Solche Schmerzen mir Natur!
Text Authorship:
- by (Agnes) Mathilde Wesendonck, née Luckemeyer (1828 - 1902) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
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- by Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883), "Schmerzen", WWV 91 no. 4 (1857), published 1862 [ female voice and piano or orchestra ], from Wesendonck-Lieder, no. 4, Mainz, Schott, also set in French (Français) [sung text checked 1 time]
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- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Victor Wilder (1835 - 1892) ; composed by Richard Wagner.
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- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Dolors", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Dolori", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Word count: 77
Solnce, slëzy prolivaeš', Oči krasny každyj raz, Kak v glad' morja pogružajas' Tvoj veršitsja smertnyj čas; No vosstaneš' k žizni vnov', Blesk sred' ėtich brennych bed, Ty poutru budiš' krov', Kak gerojskij klič pobed! Ach, čego ž mne duchom padat', Chot' v grudi toska gnetët, Esli solncu daže plakat', Esli solnce gibel' ždët. Kol' roždaet smert' liš' žizni, Darjat muki radost' liš': O, spasibo, žizn', čto nyne Ėti muki mne suliš'!
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Russian (Русский) copyright © 2011 by Elena Danilova, (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 (Agnes) Mathilde Wesendonck, née Luckemeyer (1828 - 1902)
This text was added to the website: 2011-12-10
Line count: 16
Word count: 71