Johann Gaudenz von Salis-Seewis
Swiss poet, author, politician and officer (1762-1834)
Johann Gaudenz von Salis-Seewis (December 26, 1762 – January 29, 1834) was a Swiss poet.
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Quotes
edit- Into the silent land!
Ah, who shall lead us thither?- "The Silent Land", reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
- Who in life’s battle firm doth stand
Shall bear hope’s tender blossoms
Into the silent land!- "The Silent Land", reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
- Ach Land! Ach Land! Für alle Sturmbedrohten
Der mildeste von unsers Schicksals Boten
Winkt uns, die Fackel umgewandt,
Und leitet uns mit sanfter Hand,
In's Land der grossen Todten,
In's stille Land!- Ah land! Ah land! When comes the tempest's gloom
The mildest of the heralds of our doom
Beckons us to him with inverted brand,
And leadeth us with gentle hand
To the mighty Dead one's home
To the stilly land. - "Lied", Gedichte: Vierter Zeitraum, translated by J. J. Campbell, reported in Dictionary of Quotations: German (1906), p. 4
- Ah land! Ah land! When comes the tempest's gloom
- Das arme Herz, hienieden
Von manchem Sturm bewegt,
Erlangt den wahren Frieden
Nur, wo es nicht mehr schlägt.- O where can this poor human heart
Storm-tossed on life's rough shore,
Find perfect rest from all its smart
But—where it beats no more. - "Das Grab", Str. 5, reported in Dictionary of Quotations: German (1906), p. 36
- O where can this poor human heart
- Handelt! durch Handlungen zeigt sich der Weise,
Ruhm und Unsterblichkeit sind ihr Geleit.- Work! for through business the wise man is seen,
With it are glory undying and praise. - "Ermunterung", Gedichte: Zweiter Zeitraum, translated by J. J. Campbell, reported in Dictionary of Quotations: German (1906), p. 187
- Work! for through business the wise man is seen,
- Nur in schwülen Prüfungsstunden
Sprosst die Palme, die den Sieger krönt.- In the heavy hour of trial
Buds the leaf that crowns the victor's brow. - "Psyches Trauer", reported in Dictionary of Quotations: German (1906), 265
- In the heavy hour of trial
External links
edit- Selected poems at recmusic.org