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Du geleitest mich durchs Leben, Sinnende Melancholie! Mag mein Stern sich strahlend heben, Mag er sinken - weichest nie! Führst mich oft in Felsenklüfte, Wo der Adler einsam haust, Tannen starren in die Lüfte Und der Waldstrom donnernd braust. Meiner Toten dann gedenk ich, Wild hervor die Träne bricht, Und an deinen Busen senk ich Mein umnachtet Angesicht.
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- by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), "An die Melancholie", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Vermischte Gedichte [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 Albert Felix, Graf Amadei (1851 - 1894), "An die Melancholie", op. 8 (Fünf Gesänge für 1 tiefere Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1886 [ low voice and piano ], Leipzig, Senff [sung text not yet checked]
- by Algernon Bennet Langton Ashton (1859 - 1937), "An die Melancholie", op. 55 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1892 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Simon [sung text not yet checked]
- by Henri Berény (1871 - 1932), "Melancholie (Steyrisch)", op. 12 (Zwei Lieder im Volkston für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1892 [ voice and piano ], Ratibor, Simmich [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ödön (Edmund) von Mihalovich (1842 - 1929), "An die Melancholie", published 1871 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Lieder, no. 6, Pest, Táborszky & Parsch [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ferdinand Sieber (1822 - 1895), "An die Melancholie", op. 23 (Drei Gesänge für Bass-Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1856 [ bass and piano ], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen [sung text not yet checked]
- by Paul Widemann , "Die Melancholie", op. 1 no. 1, published 1874 [ baritone and piano ], from Aus des Herzens Nacht. Vier Gesänge für Bariton mit Pianoforte, no. 1, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "À la mélancolie", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "La mélancolie", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2008-07-20
Line count: 12
Word count: 58
Tu m'accompagnes au long de la vie, Songeuse Mélancolie ! Mon étoile, rayonnante, peut monter, Elle peut faiblir, tu ne disparais jamais ! Tu me conduis souvent dans les abîmes rocheux, Là où demeure l'aigle solitaire, Où les sapins s'élancent vers le ciel Et le torrent de la forêt gronde comme le tonnerre. Puis je pense à mes morts, Mes larmes jaillissent alors avec violence, Et sur ta poitrine, je penche Mon visage enveloppé de nuit.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2012 by Pierre Mathé, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), "An die Melancholie", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Vermischte Gedichte
This text was added to the website: 2012-08-20
Line count: 12
Word count: 76