Es ist ein Brunnen, der heißt Leid;
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): FRE
Es ist ein Brunnen, der heißt Leid;
draus fließt die lautre Seligkeit.
Doch wer nur in den Brunnen schaut,
den graut.
Er sieht im tiefen Wasserschacht
sein lichtes Bild umrahmt von Nacht.
O trinke! da zerrinnt dein Bild:
Licht quillt.
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Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Hans Erich Pfitzner (1869 - 1949), "Chorspruch", op. 38 no. 4 (1929) [ chorus, organ, and orchestra ], from Das Dunkle Reich, choral fantasy for soloists, organ & orchestra, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hermann Karl Josef Zilcher (1881 - 1948), "Gleichnis", op. 41 (Drei Gedichte von Richard Dehmel) no. 2, published 1918 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig : Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Parabole", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2011-03-08
Line count: 8
Word count: 40
Parabole
Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch)
Il est une fontaine qui se nomme souffrance ;
il s'écoule d'elle une pure félicité.
Pourtant celui qui regarde au fond,
celui-là est saisi d'horreur.
Il voit au fond de ce puits empli d'eau
son image claire entourée de nuit.
Ô bois ! Alors ton image se dissoudra :
La lumière jaillira.
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This text was added to the website: 2012-11-13
Line count: 8
Word count: 52