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Ach, wer nimmt von meiner Seele Die geheime, schwere Last, Die, je mehr ich sie verhehle, Immer mächtiger mich faßt? Möchtest du nur endlich brechen, Mein gequältes, banges Herz! Findest hier mit deinen Schwächen, Deiner Liebe, nichts als Schmerz. Dort nur wirst du ganz genesen, Wo der Sehnsucht nichts mehr fehlt, Wo das schwesterliche Wesen Deinem Wesen sich vermählt. Hör' es, Vater in der Höhe, Aus der Fremde fleht dein Kind: Gib', daß er mich bald umwehe, Deines Todes Lebenswind. Daß er zu dem Stern mich hebe, Wo man keine Trennung kennt, Wo die Geistersprache Leben Mit der Liebe Namen nennt.
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- by (Gottlob Ferdinand) Max(imilian) Gottfried von Schenkendorf (1783 - 1817), 1807, first published 1837 [author's text not yet checked 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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Todessehnen", op. 86 (Sechs Lieder) no. 6 (1878). [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , title 1: "Yearning for death", copyright ©
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , title 1: "Desiderio di morte", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Désir de la mort", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , title 1: "Doodsverlangen", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Ah, qui emportera de mon âme Ce poids secret et lourd, Qui, plus je le dissimule, Plus fortement il me saisit. Si seulement tu te brisais enfin, Cœur tourmenté, angoissé ! Tu trouves ici avec tes faiblesses Et ton amour rien d'autre que la douleur. Tu guériras ici tout à fait seulement Quand tu ne ressentiras plus la nostalgie, Quand une nature fraternelle S'unira à ta nature. Écoute-moi, Père dans les cieux, D'un pays étranger, ton enfant implore : Fais qu'il m'entoure bientôt Avec le vent de vie de ta mort. Qu'il m'élève jusqu'aux étoiles, Où on ne connaît aucune séparation, Où la vie par le langage des esprits Est nommée amour.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2012 by Guy Laffaille, (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 (Gottlob Ferdinand) Max(imilian) Gottfried von Schenkendorf (1783 - 1817), 1807, first published 1837
This text was added to the website: 2012-09-01
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Word count: 112