Rastlose Liebe

[Dem]1 Schnee, [dem]1 Regen,
Dem Wind entgegen,
Im Dampf der Klüfte
Durch Nebeldüfte,
Immer zu! Immer zu!
Ohne Rast und Ruh!

Lieber durch Leiden
[Möcht]2 ich mich schlagen,
Als so viel Freuden
Des Lebens ertragen.

Alle das Neigen
[Von]3 Herzen zu Herzen,
Ach, wie so eigen
Schaffet [das]4 Schmerzen!

Wie soll ich [fliehen?]5
Wälderwärts [ziehen?]6
[Alles]7 vergebens!
Krone des Lebens,
Glück ohne Ruh,
Liebe, bist du!

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¹ Harder: "Durch"
² Schubert: "Wollt"; Greger: "Will"
³ Reichardt: "Der"
⁴ Schubert: "es"
⁵ Reichardt, Schubert: "flieh'n"
⁶ Reichardt, Schubert: "zieh'n"
⁷ Schubert: "Alles, alles"

Authorship

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) , "Rastlose Liebe", 1776

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Andrew Ager (1962-) , "Rastlose Liebe", op. 59 no. 4 (2012) [voice and piano], from Goethe Songs, no. 4.
by Agathe Ursula Backer-Grøndahl (1847-1907) , "Rastlose Liebe", op. 60 no. 4, published 1903. [voice and piano]
by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) , "Rastlose Liebe", H. 149, B. 527 (1800-10), fragment
by Victor Emanuel Bendix (1851-1926) , "Rastlose Liebe", 1881-5.
by G. A. Brandt , "Rastlose Liebe", op. 6 (Drei Lieder für 1 höhere Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1886 [high voice and piano], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen Verlag
by August Leopold Crelle (1780-1855) , "Rastlose Liebe", op. 3 (Zehn Gesänge am Fortepiano) no. 10 (1813/4), published 1867.
by Moritz, Graf von Dietrichstein (1775-1864) , "Rastlose Liebe", c1813/4.
by Max (Traugott Maximillian) Eberwein (1775-1831) , "Rastlose Liebe", 1826, published 1850.
by Robert Emmerich (1836-1891) , "Rastlose Liebe", op. 32 (Lieder und Gesänge von Goethe) no. 2, published 1878 [voice and piano], Hamburg, Schuberth
by Robert Franz (1815-1892) , "Rastlose Liebe", op. 33 (Sechs Lieder) no. 6, published 1864.
by Luise Greger, née Sumpf (1862-1944) , "Rastlose Liebe"
by August Harder (1775-1813) , "Rastlose Liebe", op. 11 (Gesänge mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 5 (1806).
by Friedrich Heinrich Himmel (1765-1814) , "Rastlose Liebe", op. 21 no. 2.
by (Ludwig) Bernhard Hopffer (1840-1877) , "Rastlose Liebe", op. 9 (Zwölf Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 1, published [1871] [voice and piano], Berlin : Mitschler & Röstell - Collection Litolff ; No. 2015
by (Ludwig) Bernhard Hopffer (1840-1877) , "Rastlose Liebe", published 1886 [voice and piano], from Zwölf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 6, Berlin, Ries & Erler
by Otto Jahn (1813-1869) , "Rastlose Liebe"
by Eugen Jámbor , "Rastlose Liebe", op. 10 no. 2, published 1890 [voice and piano], from Drei Liebeslieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 2, Offenbach, André
by Johann Christoph Kienlen (1783-1829) , "Rastlose Liebe", published 1810, from Zwölf Lieder von Goethe, no. 7.
by Theodor Fürchtegott Kirchner (1823-1903) , "Rastlose Liebe", op. 69 (Vier Gedichte von Goethe) no. 4, published 1882. [men's chorus]
by Bernhard (Joseph) Klein (1793-1832) , "Rastlose Liebe", op. 41 (Vier Gedichte von Goethe) no. 3 (1830), published 1832.
by R. von Knebel-Döberitz , "Rastlose Liebe", op. 10 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1875 [voice and piano], Berlin, Schlesinger
by Julius Kniese (1848-1905) , "Rastlose Liebe", op. 6 (Acht Duette für 2 Frauenstimmen und Pianofortebegleitung) no. 8, published 1884 [vocal duet for female voices with piano], Breslau. Hainauer
by Conradin Kreutzer (1780-1849) , "Rastlose Liebe", published 1825? [duet for 2 voices and piano]
by M. Krupka , "Rastlose Liebe", op. 16 (Zwei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1874 [voice and piano], Strassburg, Schiedmayer & Co.
by Daniel Friedrich Rudolph Kuhlau (1786-1832) , "Rastlose Liebe", c1830.
by Ignaz von Mosel (1772-1844) , "Rastlose Liebe", published c1820/1 [voice and piano], from Sechs Gedichte, no. 5.
by (Carl) Otto Ehrenfried Nicolai (1810-1849) , "Rastlose Liebe", op. 23.
by (Joseph) Joachim Raff (1822-1882) , "Rastlose Liebe", op. 98 no. 23 (1855-63), from Sanges-Frühling, no. 23.
by Eduard Rappoldi (1831-1903) , "Rastlose Liebe", op. 4 (Acht Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1874 [voice and piano], Berlin, Bote & Bock
by Johann Friedrich Reichardt (1752-1814) , "Rastlose Liebe", published 1794.
by Johann Friedrich Reichardt (1752-1814) , "Rastlose Liebe", published 1808.
by Karl Gottlieb Reissiger (1798-1859) , "Rastlose Liebe", op. 53 (6 Lieder und Gesänge für eine Bass- oder Bariton-Stimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 1, published [1829] [bass or baritone and piano], Dresden: Bei Wilhelm Paul
by Othmar Schoeck (1886-1957) , "Rastlose Liebe", op. 19a no. 5 (1909).
by Franz Peter Schubert (1797-1828) , "Rastlose Liebe", op. 5 (Fünf Lieder) no. 1, D. 138 (1815), published 1821. [voice and piano]
by Robert Alexander Schumann (1810-1856) , "Rastlose Liebe", op. 33 (Sechs Lieder für vierstimmigen Männergesang) no. 5 (1840).
by Artur Seemann (1861-1925) , "Rastlose Liebe", op. 13 no. 3, published [1919], from Suleika. Sieben Lieder für eine hohe Singstimme mit Klavierbegleitung, no. 3, Leipzig: C. F. Kahnt
by (Karl Gottfried) Wilhelm Taubert (1811-1891) , "Rastlose Liebe", op. 9 (Zwölf Lieder) no. 2, published 1832 [voice and piano], Berlin, Schlesinger
by Václav Jan Křtitel Tomášek (1774-1850) , "Rastlose Liebe", op. 58 (Gedichte von Goethe: VI) no. 1 (1815?)
by Ernest Vietor (fl. 1905-1930) , "Rastlose Liebe", op. 10 no. 5 (1933).
by Gustav Weber (1845-1887) , "Rastlose Liebe", op. 2 (Fünf zweistimmige Lieder für Sopran und Alt mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 5, published 1878 [vocal duet for soprano and alto with piano], Leipzig, Hofmeister
by Karl Friedrich Zelter (1758-1832) , "Rastlose Liebe", 1812.

ENG English (Lynn Thompson) , "Restless love", copyright © 1997, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Vittorio Fellegara) , "Amore senza pace", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (unknown or anonymous translator) , "Amor incesante"
DUT Dutch [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Rusteloze liefde", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Edgar Alfred Bowring) , "Restless love", published 1853
FRE French (Guy Laffaille) , "Amour sans repos", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
POR Portuguese (Margarida Moreno) , "Amor sem descanso", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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