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by Hafis (c1327 - 1390)
Translation by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892)

Nichts vom Leben, schnell vergangen
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Persian (Farsi) 
Nichts vom Leben, schnell vergangen,
hab' ich -- außer Gram,
Nichts von Hoffen und von bangen
hab' ich -- außer Gram;
Keinen Freund und keine Freundin
Treu und fest mich zu umfangen,
hab' ich -- außer Gram! 

Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892), written 1877, appears in Der Sänger von Schiras: Hafisische Lieder, in 3. Drittes Buch - Rubay's, no. 1 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in Persian (Farsi) by Hafis (c1327 - 1390) [text unavailable]
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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 Richard Heuberger (1850 - 1914), "Nichts vom Leben, schnell vergangen", op. 17 no. 7, published 1884 [tenor and piano], from Liederreigen für 4 Solostimme und gemischten Chor mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 7, Wien, Rebay & Robitschek [
     text not verified 
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2011-04-05
Line count: 7
Word count: 34

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