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Du klagst, daß bange Wehmut dich beschleicht, weil sich der Wald entlaubt, und über deinem Haupt dahin der Wanderzug der Vögel streicht. O klage nicht, bist selber wandelhaft, denkst du der Liebesglut? Wie nun so traurig ruht in deiner Brust die müde Leidenschaft!
Authorship
- by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), "Vorwurf", appears in Gedichte, in 4. Viertes Buch, in Vermischte Gedichte [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 Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel (1805 - 1847), "Vorwurf", op. posth. 10 (Fünf Lieder mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 2 (1841?6?), published c1850 [voice and piano], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [ sung text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , title 1: "Reproach", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , title 1: "Reproche", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , title 1: "Verwijt", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 43
You lament that an anxious despondency comes over you, when the leaves of the forest fall and over your head the train of migrating birds spreads. O lament not - you yourself are prone to wander. Think of the ardor of your love, and how in your breast now dwells only mournful, exhausted passion.
Authorship
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), "Vorwurf", appears in Gedichte, in 4. Viertes Buch, in Vermischte Gedichte
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 55