Was weht um meine Schläfe
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): CAT DUT ENG FRE
Was weht um meine Schläfe
Wie laue Frühlingsluft,
Was spielt um meine Wangen
Wie süßer Rosenduft?
Es ist dein holder Gedanke,
Der tröstend mich umspielt,
Es ist dein stilles Sehnen,
Was meine Schläfe kühlt!
Und was wie Harfenklänge
Um meine Sinne schwirrt,
Mein Name ist's, der leise
Von deinen Lippen irrt.
Ich fühle deine Nähe!
Es ist dein Wunsch, dein Geist,
Der mich aus weiter Ferne
An deinen Busen reißt.
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Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Hans Bill (1863 - 1936), "Geisternähe", op. 7 (Zehn Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 9, published 1889 [ voice and piano ], Landshut, Krüll [sung text not yet checked]
- by Anton Eberhardt (1855 - 1922), "Geisternähe", op. 13 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebleitung) no. 6, published 1888 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Fr. Luckhardt [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Geisternähe", op. 77 (Lieder und Gesänge für Singstimme und Klavier (Heft 3)) no. 3 (1850), published 1851 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Whistling [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Proximitat de l’esperit", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Geesten elkaar nabij", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Bertram Kottmann) , "Spirits around", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Esprit proche", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: John Versmoren
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 70
Spirits around
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
What is it that wafts around my temple
like a mild breeze in spring,
what plays about my cheeks
like sweet scent of roses?
It is your graceful thought
that plays about me giving comfort,
it is your silent yearning
that cools my temple!
And that which whirrs through my senses
like sounds of a harp,
it is my name, which softly
wanders from your lips.
I feel you near!
It is your desire, your spirit
that pulls me from
far away to your bosom.
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This text was added to the website: 2005-01-08
Line count: 16
Word count: 85