by Wilhelm Heilwig Carl Robert August von Ungern-Sternberg (1777 - 1847)
Immer sich rein
Language: German (Deutsch)
Immer sich rein
Kindlich erfreu'n,
Selig, wer's kann.
Jubeln und singen,
Hüpfen und springen,
Selig, wer's kann.
Lachen und scherzen
Mit fröhlichem Herzen,
Selig, wer's kann.
Sorgen [zerstreu'n]1,
Gerne [verzeih'n]2,
Selig, wer's kann.
Menschen beglücken,
Welch' ein Entzücken!
Selig, wer's kann.
Böses nicht messen
Und Vieles vergessen,
Selig, wer's kann.
About the headline (FAQ)
View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with W.H.C.R.A v. Ungern-Sternberg, Bühne, Kunst und Liebe, Berlin: bei G. Reimer, 1831, page 108.
1 Lang: "zerstreuen"2 Lang: "verzeihen"
Text Authorship:
- by Wilhelm Heilwig Carl Robert August von Ungern-Sternberg (1777 - 1847), no title, appears in Bühne, Kunst und Liebe, first published 1831 [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 Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Lied", op. 25 (Sechs Lieder) no. 4 (1834), published 1860 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig: Friedrich Kistner [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Song", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chant", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Canzone", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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