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Sausendes, brausendes Rad der Zeit, Messer du der Ewigkeit; Leuchtende Sphären im weiten All, Die ihr umringt den Weltenball; Urewige Schöpfung, halte doch ein, Genug des Werdens, laß mich sein! Halte an dich, zeugende Kraft, Urgedanke, der ewig schafft! Hemmet den Atem, stillet den Drang, Schweiget nur eine Sekunde lang! Schwellende Pulse, fesselt den Schlag; Ende, des Wollens ew'ger Tag! Daß in selig süßem Vergessen Ich mög alle Wonnen ermessen! Wenn Aug' in Auge wonnig trinken, Seele ganz in Seele versinken; Wesen in Wesen sich wiederfindet, Und alles Hoffens Ende sich kündet, Die Lippe verstummt in staunendem Schweigen, Keinen Wunsch mehr will das Innre zeugen: Erkennt der Mensch des Ew'gen Spur, Und löst dein Rätsel, heil'ge Natur!
Text Authorship:
- by (Agnes) Mathilde Wesendonck, née Luckemeyer (1828 - 1902) [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 Wagner (1813 - 1883), "Stehe still!", WWV 91 no. 2 (1857), published 1862 [ female voice and piano or orchestra ], from Wesendonck-Lieder, no. 2, Mainz, Schott, also set in French (Français) [sung text checked 1 time]
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- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Victor Wilder (1835 - 1892) ; composed by Richard Wagner.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Resta tranquil!", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Be quiet!", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Reste tranquille !", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- HEB Hebrew (עברית) [singable] (Hamutal Atariah) , "הסו!", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Arrestati!", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Arrigo Enrico Boito) , "Fermati!"
- NOR Norwegian (Bokmål) (Marianne Beate Kielland) , "Stå stille!", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- NYN Norwegian (Nynorsk) (Are Frode Søholt) , "Stå stille!", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- RUS Russian (Русский) (Elena Danilova) , "Остановись", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Susana Martin Dudoignon) , "¡Detente!", copyright © 2021, (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: 22
Word count: 117
Du susende, brusende tidens hjul, du er evighetens oppmåler; Lysende sfærer i det vide Altet, dere som omringer verdensballen; Urevige skapelse, bi nå litt, Det er nok av utvikling -- la meg være! Opphør, overbevisende kraft, urtanke -- du som stadig skaper! Hemm pusten, still trangen, ti bare ett eneste sekund! Svellende puls, bind slagene; Stopp -- viljenes evige dag! Slik at jeg -- i en søt glemsel kan måle alle gleder! Når et øye lykkelig drikker et annet øye, En sjel fullstendig synker i en annen, Et vesen kjenner seg igjen i et annet, og alle håps fullbyrdelse forkynnes, leppene forstummes i en forbauset stillhet, og ens indre ikke kan komme på flere ønsker: Da erkjenner mennesket evighetens spor, og løser ditt puslespill, hellige natur!
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Norwegian (Bokmål) copyright © 2012 by Marianne Beate Kielland, (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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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by (Agnes) Mathilde Wesendonck, née Luckemeyer (1828 - 1902)
This text was added to the website: 2012-06-09
Line count: 22
Word count: 122