Dereinst, Gedanke mein
German source:
Emanuel Geibel
Gedanke mein
Wirst ruhig sein.
Läßt Liebesglut
Dich still nicht werden:
In kühler Erden
Da schläfst du gut;
Dort ohne Liebe
Und ohne Pein
Wirst ruhig sein.
Was du im Leben
Nicht hast gefunden,
Wenn es entschwunden
Wird’s dir gegeben.
Dann ohne Wunden
Und ohne Pein
Wirst ruhig sein.
One day, my thoughts
English translation ©
Richard Stokes
My thoughts,
You shall be at rest.
Though love’s ardour
Gives you no peace,
You shall sleep well
In cool earth;
There without love
And without pain
You shall be at rest.
What you did not
Find in life
Will be granted you
When life is ended.
Then, free from torment
And free from pain,
You shall be at rest.
Dereinst, Gedanke mein
German source:
Emanuel Geibel
One day, my thoughts
English source:
Richard Stokes
Dereinst,
One day,
Gedanke mein
My thoughts,
Wirst ruhig sein.
You shall be at rest.
Läßt Liebesglut
Though love’s ardour
Dich still nicht werden:
Gives you no peace,
In kühler Erden
You shall sleep well
Da schläfst du gut;
In cool earth;
Dort ohne Liebe
There without love
Und ohne Pein
And without pain
Wirst ruhig sein.
You shall be at rest.
Was du im Leben
What you did not
Nicht hast gefunden,
Find in life
Wenn es entschwunden
Will be granted you
Wird’s dir gegeben.
When life is ended.
Dann ohne Wunden
Then, free from torment
Und ohne Pein
And free from pain,
Wirst ruhig sein.
You shall be at rest.
Composer
Poet
Emanuel Geibel
Emanuel von Geibel , German poet and playwright. He was born at Lübeck, the son of a pastor. He was originally intended for his father's profession and studied at Bonn and Berlin, but his real interests lay not in theology but in classical and…