sometimes misattributed to
Ignaz Franz Castelli (1781 - 1862)
Elegischer Gesang
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): DUT ENG FRE ITA
Sanft, wie du lebtest,
hast du vollendet,
zu heilig für den Schmerz!
Kein Auge wein' ob
des himmlischen Geistes Heimkehr.
This text comes from lines 2-1, 3-4, and 3-5 of a poem by Haug referring to the death of the poet Johann Georg Jacobi.
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Elegisch gezang", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Ahmed E. Ismail) , copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chant élégiaque", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Canto elegiaco", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Ahmed E. Ismail
This text was added to the website: 2005-04-18
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Word count: 20
Chant élégiaque
Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch)
Doucement comme tu as vécu,
Tu es mort,
Trop saint pour la douleur !
Qu'aucun œil ne pleure pour
Le retour de l'esprit céleste.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2014 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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This text was added to the website: 2014-01-09
Line count: 5
Word count: 24