Reproach | You lament that an anxious despondency comes over you

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by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850)

Translation © by Emily Ezust

Vorwurf

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: DUT ENG FRE

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!

Text 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 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 checked 1 time]
by George Washington Magnus (1863 - 1917), "Vorwurf", op. 11 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1898 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, W. Hansen [sung text not yet checked]

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

DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Verwijt", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Reproach", copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Reproche", copyright © 2009, (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.
Line count: 8
Word count: 43

Reproach

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

 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.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), "Vorwurf", appears in Gedichte, in 4. Viertes Buch, in Vermischte Gedichte
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 54