by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Translation Singable translation by Louis Charles Elson (1848 - 1920)
Woher dieses Sehnen
Language: German (Deutsch)
Woher dieses Sehnen, o sprich, armes Herz! Woher diese Tränen, die Lust und der Schmerz? Die Liebe allein schafft Wonne und Leid, die Liebe allein ist Seligkeit.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 Heinrich Proch (1809 - 1878), "Woher dieses Sehnen", subtitle: "Thema und Variationen" [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English [singable] (Louis Charles Elson)
- ITA Italian (Italiano) [singable] (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist)
Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2021-03-03
Line count: 8
Word count: 27
Ah! whence comes this longing
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
Ah! whence comes this longing, my heart, why so sad? Why come tear-drops thronging, that pain and make glad? 'Tis love that alone such joy can impart, 'tis love that alone makes bright my heart.
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From the Proch score.
Authorship:
- Singable translation by Louis Charles Elson (1848 - 1920) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2021-03-03
Line count: 8
Word count: 35