Verträumt durch der Akazien weiße Blüten Ein Windstoß strich und fuhr hinab den Rain, Die sonnenweißen, stillen Wege glühten, An grünen Hecken standen wir allein. Vom dunkelblauen Himmel stieg die Stunde, Die wunderreiche, durch den Mittagsglast, Begehren zitterte auf ihrem Munde, -- Wir beiden aber haben sie verpaßt.
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Confirmed with Agnes Miegel, Gedichte, Stuttgart: J.G. Cotta'sche Buchhandlung Nachfolger, 1901, page 9.
Authorship:
- by Agnes Miegel (1879 - 1964), "Mittag" [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 Paul Caro (1859 - 1914), "Mittag", op. 37 (Lieder für eine höhere Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1910 [ high voice and piano ], Wien & Leipzig: Adolf Robitscheck [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Noon", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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