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by Theodor Storm (1817 - 1888)

Was zu glücklich, um zu leben
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
Mit Liedern
1
 Was zu glücklich, um zu leben,
 Was zu scheu, um Klang zu geben,
 Was zu lieblich zum Entstehen,
 Was geboren zum Vergehen,
 Was die Monde nimmer bieten,
 Rosen aus verwelkten Blüten,
 Tränen dann aus jungem Leide
 Und ein Klang verlorner Freude.

2
 Du weißt es, alle, die da sterben
 Und die für immer scheiden gehn,
 Die müssen, wär's auch zum Verderben,
 Die Wahrheit ohne Hehl gestehn.

 So leg ich's denn in deine Hände,
 Was immer mir das Herz bewegt;
 Es ist die letzte Blumenspende,
 Auf ein geliebtes Grab gelegt.

M. Bauer sets stanzas 2-3

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Storms Werke, herausgegeben von Theodor Hertel, ertes Band, Mehers Klassiker-Ausgaben, Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig und Wien, 1918, page 40.


Text Authorship:

  • by Theodor Storm (1817 - 1888), "Abschied" [author's text checked 2 times 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 Moritz Bauer (1875 - 1932), "Abschied", published 1899, stanzas 2-3 [ medium voice and piano ], from Sechs Lieder von Th. Storm für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 6, München, Schmid Nachf. [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Georg Vierling (1820 - 1901), "Du weisst es", op. 13 (Sechs Gedichte für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1856 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Farewell", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Adieux", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2013-06-27
Line count: 19
Word count: 88

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