Schmerz

The true interests of the nation are our concern, and in this case I see no reason whatever why, because this man's name is Klein -- As a matter of fact, when I was dining with a member of the Cabinet a few evenings ago, I met a most charming person called Schmerz, and, I have reason for knowing, a most loyal subject.

War-time Silhouettes Stephen Hudson 1906

Komm du, du letzter, den ich anerkenne, heilloser Schmerz im leiblichen Geweb: wie ich im Geiste brannte, sieh, ich brenne in dir; das Holz hat lange widerstrebt, der Flamme, die du loderst, zuzustimmen, nun aber nähr 'ich dich und brenn in dir.

Translating Rilke: An Exchange Friedmann, John 2007

'Literally "World" — that's the Welt part — and "hurt," because that's what the Schmerz part really is: pain, real ache.

The Hotel New Hampshire Irving, John, 1942- 1981

His analysis of “Empfindsamkeit” is briefly as follows: “Empfindsamkeit ist die Empfänglichkeit zu Empfindnissen, in denen etwas Sittliches d.i. Freude oder Schmerz über etwas sittlich Gutes oder sittlich Böses, ist;” yet in common use the term is applied only to a certain high degree of such susceptibility.

Laurence Sterne in Germany A Contribution to the Study of the Literary Relations of England and Germany in the Eighteenth Century

"Das Vergnügen ist Nichts als ein höchst angenehmer Schmerz."

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 30, April, 1860 Various

Tschisch points out ( "Der Schmerz," _Zeitschrift für Psychologie und Physiologie der Sinnesorgane_, Bd. xxvi, ht. 1 and 2, 1901), memory can only preserve impressions as a whole; physical pain consists of a sensation and of a feeling.

Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 3 Analysis of the Sexual Impulse; Love and Pain; The Sexual Impulse in Women Havelock Ellis 1899

We allow a great deal of this precious stuff -- this _Welt-Schmerz_ of which each generation has need -- not only to go unutilized, but to work havoc among the young people themselves.

The Spirit of Youth and the City Streets Jane Addams 1897

_ "Ich legt 'auch meine Liebe, Und meinen Schmerz hinein;" _ but even of this he made something.

Tales of Two Countries Alexander Lange Kielland 1877

On the other hand, both children used _wehweh_ for Schmerz (pain);

The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. William T. Preyer 1869

Er weisz nicht, ob es Wonne sei, ob es der erste Schmerz.

Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities 1861