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by Otto Julius Bierbaum (1865 - 1910)

Weg und Wiese zugedeckt
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Weg und Wiese zugedeckt,
Und der Himmel selbst verhangen,
Alle Berge sind versteckt,
Alle Weiten eingegangen.

Ist wie eine graue Nacht,
Die sich vor den Tag geschoben,
Die der Sonne glühe Pracht
Schleierdicht mit Dunst umwoben.

Oder seid ihr alle tot:
Sonne, Mond und lichte Sterne?
Ruht das wirkende Gebot,
Das euch trieb durch Näh und Ferne?

Leben, lebst du noch ringsum?
Sind verschüttet alle Wege?
Grau und eng die Welt und stumm.
Doch mein Herz schlägt seine Schläge.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Otto Julius Bierbaum (1865 - 1910), "Winterlied", appears in Das Seidene Buch [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Siegmund von Hausegger (1872 - 1948), "Winter", published 1898 [ medium voice and piano ], from Lieder und Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 16, Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2014-04-18
Line count: 16
Word count: 79

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