by
Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866)
Einförmig ist der Liebe Gram
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Persian (Farsi)
Available translation(s): CAT DUT ENG FRE
Einförmig ist der Liebe Gram,
Ein Lied eintöniger Weise,
[Doch]1 immer noch, wo ich's vernahm,
Mitsummen mußt' [ich]2 leise.
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Confirmed with Friedrich Rückert's gesammelte Poetische Werke in zwölf Bänden, Fünfter Band, Frankfurt am Main, J. D. Sauerländer's Verlag, 1868, page 357.
1 Brahms: "Und"
2 Brahms: "ich's"
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Einförmig ist der Liebe Gram", op. 113 no. 13, published 1891 [ 4 sopranos, 2 altos ], from 13 Kanons für Frauenstimmen, no. 13, Leipzig, Peters [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hans Heinz Scholtys (1900 - 1945), "Liebesgram" [ voice and piano ], from 94 Lieder, no. 58 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Monòtona és la pena d’amor", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Eenvormig zingt de liefdespijn", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The grief of love is monotonous", copyright © 2015
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "La douleur de l'amour est monotone", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2005-08-29
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Eenvormig zingt de liefdespijn
Language: Dutch (Nederlands)  after the German (Deutsch)
Eenvormig zingt de liefdespijn,
'k Kan het eentonig slechts noemen,
Maar altijd weer, waar 't ook mocht zijn,
Moest ik het zacht meezoemen.
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This text was added to the website: 2015-12-02
Line count: 4
Word count: 23