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by Leo Greiner (1876 - 1928)

Meine Nächte
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Kennst du meine Nächte?
An dem See? Die geheimsten Abendschauer
Stillen Blumensehnsucht in den tiefsten Parken
Spiegellichter aus den weißen Villen 
Durch den See.

Kennst du meine Nächte?
Traumesmüd Mädchen zieh'n in 
Schimmernden Gewändern
Zu des Parks gründunkelsten Cypressen
Gräser schauern, ihrer selbst vergessen,
Sitzen sie an hohen Brunnenrändern.
Traumesmüd.

Kennst du meine Nächte?
Sommerklar leuchten mir die schönen 
Sehnsuchtsküsten
Funkeln mir die lichten Marmorräume.
Dunkel wachsen dort die stillen Bäume
Atmen dort die fremden, heißen Büsten 
Sommerklar.

Kennst du meine Nächte?
Tief der See zwischen mir und jenem Sommerorte.
Fluten schlafen und die Wüsten trauern.
Drüben leuchten noch die weißen Mauern.
Aber nimmer klirrt die Gitterpforte,
Überm See.

Text Authorship:

  • by Leo Greiner (1876 - 1928), "Meine Nächte" [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):

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Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in German (Deutsch), [adaptation] ; composed by Alma Mahler.
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 25
Word count: 109

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