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Der Lerche wolkennahe Lieder Erschmettern zu des Winters Flucht. Die Erde hüllt in Sammt die Glieder, Und Blüthen bilden rothe Frucht. Nur du, o sturmbewegte Seele, [Bist]1 blüthenlos, in dich gekehrt, Und wirst in goldner Frühlingshelle Von tiefer Sehnsucht aufgezehrt. Nie wird, was du verlangst, entkeimen Dem Boden, Idealen fremd; Der trotzig deinen schönsten Träumen Die [rauhe]2 Kraft entgegen stemmt. Du ringst dich matt mit seiner Härte, Vom Wunsche heftiger entbrannt: Mit Kranichen ein [strebender]3 Gefährte Zu wandern in ein milder Land.
Confirmed with Gedichte von Johann Mayrhofer. Wien. Bey Friedrich Volke. 1824, page 100.
1 Schubert: "Nur du bist"2 Schubert: "rohe"
3 Schubert (misprint in Alte Gesamtausgabe): "sterbender"
Authorship
- by Johann Baptist Mayrhofer (1787 - 1836), "Sehnsucht" [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 Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Sehnsucht", op. 8 (Vier Lieder) no. 2, D 516 (1816?), published 1822 [ voice, piano ], Cappi und Diabelli, VN 872, Wien [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Deler", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Hunkering", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , "Longing", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Désir", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 82
Les chants de l'alouette près des nuages Retentissent en évasion de l'hiver, La terre couvre ses membres de velours Et les fleurs forment des fruits rouges. Toi seule, ô âme agitée par la tempête, Toi seule, tu ne fleuris pas, tournée vers toi, Et dans l'éclat doré du printemps Tu es consumée par un désir profond. Ce que tu réclames ne jaillira jamais De cette terre , étrangère aux idéaux, Qui opposée à tes plus beaux rêves Dresse sa force brutale. Tu t'épuises contre sa dureté, Enflammé par un désir brûlant, Aspirant en compagnie des grues À voyager vers une terre plus douce.
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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 Johann Baptist Mayrhofer (1787 - 1836), "Sehnsucht"
This text was added to the website: 2012-11-01
Line count: 16
Word count: 103