by Heinrich Hüttenbrenner (1799 - 1830)
Wehmut
Language: German (Deutsch)
Die Abendglocke tönet, Vom Himmel sinkt die Ruh; Das Auge grambetränet Nur schließet sich nicht zu. Daß meine Jugend fliehet Allein und ungeliebt, Daß jeder Kranz verblühet, Das ist, was mich betrübt. Und als ich sie gefunden, War Herz und Welt nur Lust, Und seit sie mir entschwunden, Ist Atmen ein Verlust. Der Strom aus Felsen quillend, Die Berge lieben nicht; Nur's arme Herz, das fühlend, So leicht von Kummer bricht. O töne, sanft Geläute, In's stille Tal [hinaus]1, Der Morgen deckt das Heute, Den Gram das Grabeshaus.
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Note: Schubert received Hüttenbrenner's poem in handwritten form. It has not been published independently from Schubert's song.
1 Schubert (Neue Gesamtausgabe): "hinab"Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Wehmut", op. 64 no. 1, D 825 (1826), published 1828 [ ttbb quartet ], A. Pennauer, VN 400, Wien [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Melangia", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Verdriet", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , "Melancholy", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Mélancolie", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 88