Gesänge des Harfners (Songs of the harpist) for oboe d'amore and guitar (all three songs) is currently unavailable

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Guitar,Instrumental Duet,Oboe d'Amore - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.580438 Composed by Franz Schubert. Arranged by David Warin Solomons. 20th Century,Classical,Romantic Period. 28 pages. David Warin Solomons #4735599. Published by David Warin Solomons (A0.580438). These settings are also available separately.The pdf file contains scores and parts of each song.The sound sample is an electronic preview of "Wer sich der Einsamkeit ergibt"Schubert's setting of words from Goethe's "Wilhelm Meister" under the general title Gesänge des Harfners (Songs of the harpist) arranged in the key of E minorWer sich der Einsamkeit ergibt,Ach! der ist bald allein;Ein jeder lebt, ein jeder liebtUnd lässt ihn seiner Pein.Ja! Lasst mich meiner Qual!Und kann ich nur einmalRecht einsam sein,Dann bin ich nicht allein.Es schleicht ein Liebender lauschend sacht,Ob seine Freundin allein?So überschleicht bei Tag und NachtMich Einsamen die Pein,Mich Einsamen die Qual.Ach, werd ich erst einmalEinsam in Grabe sein,Da lässt sie mich allein!Who gives himself to solitudeWill soon find he's aloneeach of us liveseach of us lovesand leaves him to his pain.Yes leave this anguished souland if I can just oncefind solitudeThen I am not alone.A lover comes and listens softto see if she is aloneand so it is by day and nightthat pain creeps up on methat anguish comes to meOh only in the grave will I find solitudeThen she will leave me be(English singing translation (c) 2015 David Warin Solomons)Wer nie sein Brot mit Tränen ass (Who never ate his bread with tears) (This song takes just the first two stanzas of Goethe's poem "Lied des Harfners")Wer nie sein Brot mit Tränen ass,wer nie die kummervollen Nächteauf seinem Bette weinend sass,der kennt euch nicht, ihr himmlischen Mächte.Ihr führt ins Leben uns hinein,ihr lasst den Armen schuldig werden,dann überlasst ihr ihn der Pein;denn alle Schuld rächt sich auf Erden.Who never ate his bread with tearsWho never sits by night and cowersUpon his bed in sobbing fearsHe does not know you, heav'nly powersYou lead us into life's domainYou let the poor suffer debt and dearthThen leave him to deal with painfor ev'ry guilt's avenged here on earthAn die Türen (I will creep up to the doors) An die Türen will ich schleichen,Still und sittsam will ich steh'n;Fromme Hand wird Nahrung reichen,Und ich werde weitergehn.Jeder wird sich glücklich scheinen,Wenn mein Bild vor ihm erscheint;Eine Träne wird er weinen,Und ich weiss nicht, was er weint.I will creep up to the doors andstand there quiet and politegoodly hands will give me food andgrateful I will leave their sightEvery person will seem happyWhen they see me at their doorThey will shed a tear which Iwill never know the reason for.If you would like to download mp3s of the guitar accompaniments please use these references in the search box on sheetmusicplus:An die Türen: S0.707285Wer sich der Einsamkeit ergibt: S0.707281Wer nie sein Brot mit Tränen ass: S0.707275 This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard's global self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters. ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of popular titles and original compositions from a variety of voices and backgrounds. The length, difficulty, and retail pricing are determined solely by the discretion of the person who arranged or composed it. About Digital Downloads Digital Downloads are downloadable sheet music files that can be viewed directly on your computer, tablet or mobile device. Once you download your digital sheet music, you can view and print it at home, school, or anywhere you want to make music, and you don’t have to be connected to the internet. Just purchase, download and play! PLEASE NOTE: Your Digital Download will have a watermark at the bottom of each page that will include your name, purchase date and number of copies purchased. You are only authorized to print the number of copies that you have purchased. You may not digitally distribute or print more copies than purchased for use (i.e., you may not print or digitally distribute individual copies to friends or students).