Then and now | Once how discouraged and now how happy!

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by Emil Taubert (1844 - 1895)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Einst und jetzt

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG

Einst wie verzagt und nun wie froh!
Ja, Gottes Liebe wollt' es so.
Wie elend einst, und nun so reich!
Wir zwei an Leib und Seele gleich!
Wie zweifelnd einst -- nun wie gewiss!
Vereint für Lust und Kümmerniss!

Text Authorship:

by Emil Taubert (1844 - 1895) [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 (Karl Gottfried) Wilhelm Taubert (1811 - 1891), "Einst und jetzt", subtitle: "Duett", op. 177 no. 8, published 1871 [ vocal duet for soprano and tenor with piano ], from Glück der Liebe. Acht Gedichte von Emil Taubert. Liedercyclus, no. 8, Berlin: C.A. Challier [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Abans i ara", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Then and now", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2013-06-23
Line count: 6
Word count: 38

Then and now

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Once how discouraged and now how happy!
Yes, God's love wanted it thus.
How wretched once, and now so rich!
We two [are] equal in body and soul!
How doubting once -- now how certain!
United for joy and sorrow!

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This text was added to the website: 2013-06-23
Line count: 6
Word count: 39