Translation of "Bitterernst" in English

Bei beiden Entschließungen ist es uns, wie eingangs gesagt, bitterernst.
As stated earlier, we are very serious about both these resolutions.
Europarl v8

Widerstand muss jedoch nicht genauso bitterernst sein, wie die Thematik an sich.
But resistance doesn't need to be as serious as the issue.
ParaCrawl v7.1

Aber Athena meinte es bitterernst.
But Athena was quite serious.
ParaCrawl v7.1

Nikolaus Habjan spielt im Alleingang mit insgesamt elf Figuren und Puppen, sprechakrobatisch aberwitzig, humorvoll, bitterernst und virtuos.
Nikolaus Habjan, on his own, plays with a total of eleven characters and puppets, ludicrous in his acrobatic speech, humorous, extremely earnest and with virtuosity.
ParaCrawl v7.1

Im Alleingang spielt Nikolaus Habjan eine schwebende Studie mit elf Figuren und Puppen, sprechakrobatisch aberwitzig, humorvoll, bitterernst und virtuos.
In his solo effort, Nikolaus Habjan plays an indeterminate study with eleven characters and puppets – ludicrous in his acrobatic speech, humorous, extremely earnest and with virtuosity.
ParaCrawl v7.1