Freudvoll und Leidvoll (from Egmont)
German source:
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Und leidvoll,
Gedankenvoll sein;
Hangen
Und bangen
In schwebender Pein;
Himmelhoch jauchzend,
Zum Tode betrübt—
Glücklich allein
Ist die Seele, die liebt.
Full of Joy
English translation ©
Richard Stokes
And full of sorrow,
Full of thoughts;
Yearning
And trembling
In uncertain anguish;
Exulting to heaven,
Cast down unto death—
Happy alone
Is the soul that loves.
Freudvoll und Leidvoll (from Egmont)
German source:
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Full of Joy
English source:
Richard Stokes
Freudvoll
Full of joy,
Und leidvoll,
And full of sorrow,
Gedankenvoll sein;
Full of thoughts;
Hangen
Yearning
Und bangen
And trembling
In schwebender Pein;
In uncertain anguish;
Himmelhoch jauchzend,
Exulting to heaven,
Zum Tode betrübt—
Cast down unto death—
Glücklich allein
Happy alone
Ist die Seele, die liebt.
Is the soul that loves.
Composer
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 1770 – 26 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the classical and romantic eras in classical music, he remains one of the most recognized and influential…
Poet
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang Goethe was a German writer and statesman. His body of work includes epic and lyric poetry written in a variety of metres and styles; prose and verse dramas; memoirs; an autobiography; literary and aesthetic criticism; treatises on…