Wohl lag ich einst in Gram und Schmerz by Charles Griffes Key: B major (High voice) Lyrics by Emanuel von Geibel This song has been scanned from sheet music that is in public domain. Lyrics in German Singable English Lyrics Time was, when I was in anguish lay, While day and night I wept; Once …
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- Wohl lag ich einst in Gram und Schmerz by Charles Griffes
- Key: B major (High voice)
- Lyrics by Emanuel von Geibel
- This song has been scanned from sheet music that is in public domain.
Singable English Lyrics
Time was, when I was in anguish lay,
While day and night I wept;
Once more I weep, because my heart it’s joy cannot accept.
For now I feel as though I held all heaven within my heart.
Oh! highest joy, to deepest pain, How near akin thou art!
More information on this song
Wohl lag ich einst in Gram und Schmerz is an early art song by American composer Charles Griffes, written during his Berlin study years when he was strongly influenced by the German Romantic Lied tradition. The text, penned by poet Emanuel von Geibel, reflects on a journey from sorrow to renewed emotional clarity, and Griffes responds with a warm, expressive melodic line supported by richly colored harmonies. Blending late-Romantic sentiment with hints of the impressionistic style he would later develop, the song offers an intimate and poignant glimpse into Griffes’s evolving vocal artistry.
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Griffes: Wohl lag ich einst in Gram und Schmerz
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- Wohl lag ich einst in Gram und Schmerz by Charles Griffes
- Key: B major (High voice)
- Lyrics by Emanuel von Geibel
- This song has been scanned from sheet music that is in public domain.
Singable English Lyrics
Time was, when I was in anguish lay,
While day and night I wept;
Once more I weep, because my heart it’s joy cannot accept.
For now I feel as though I held all heaven within my heart.
Oh! highest joy, to deepest pain, How near akin thou art!
More information on this song
Wohl lag ich einst in Gram und Schmerz is an early art song by American composer Charles Griffes, written during his Berlin study years when he was strongly influenced by the German Romantic Lied tradition. The text, penned by poet Emanuel von Geibel, reflects on a journey from sorrow to renewed emotional clarity, and Griffes responds with a warm, expressive melodic line supported by richly colored harmonies. Blending late-Romantic sentiment with hints of the impressionistic style he would later develop, the song offers an intimate and poignant glimpse into Griffes’s evolving vocal artistry.
