Ach, was Kummer, Qual und Schmerzen
Language: German (Deutsch)
Ach, was Kummer, Qual und Schmerzen, hm, hm.
Es liegt mir was auf meinem Herzen, hm, hm.
Und ich trau es nicht zu sagen,
Mich bei Jemand zu beklagen,
da ich doch, hm, hm.
Stille muß ich's in mich schliessen, hm, hm.
Darf kein Wörtchen lassen fliessen, hm, hm.
Muß mich stellen vor den Leuten,
Als wär ich in allen Freuden,
da ich doch, hm, hm.
Meine Freude wär zu leben, hm, hm.
Mich der Freundschaft zu ergeben, hm, hm.
Mein Herz wünscht sich zu verschenken,
Um ein and'res Herz zu lenken,
das empfindsam hm, hm.
Text Authorship:
- from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , collected by Curt Mündel. [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 Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949), "Ach, was Kummer, Qual und Schmerzen", op. 49 (Acht Lieder) no. 8 (1901), published 1902 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Fürstner [sung text checked 2 times]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Ah, what sorrow, agony and pain", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Ah quel chagrin, quels tourments et quelle douleur, hm, hm", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
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