Ferne Lieder

Rosen!
Ein Zypressenhain,
Alte Brunnen fließen.
Auf dem Meer im Abendschein
Schwarze Schwalben schießen.

Aus der weißen Villa dringt
Eine sanfte Klage:
Eine Frau, die spielt und singt
Lieder andrer Tage.

Eine große Stille spinnt,
die Fontänen steigen.
Und die fernen Lieder sind
Laut geword'nes Schweigen

Translation(s): ENG FRE

List of language codes

Submitted by Jakob Kellner

Authorship

• by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866) [ author's text not yet checked 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 Alban Maria Johannes Berg (1885 - 1935), "Ferne Lieder", 1904-5 [voice and piano], from Jugendlieder, Vol. I (1901-04), no. 16. [ sung text verified 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

• ENG English (Emily Ezust) , title 1: "Distant songs", copyright © 2015
• FRE French (Français) (Jean-Pierre Granger) , title 1: "Chansons lointaines", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Text added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.

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