Wie eine Lerch' in blauer Luft

Wie eine Lerch' in blauer Luft,
wie eine Bien' im Blüthenduft,
wie's Fischlein in der klaren Fluth,
wie's Wölkchen auf der Erde ruht,
so klingt's in mir, so summt's in mir, 
so wogt's mit mir, so eilt's in mir,
so klingt's, so summt's, so wogt's, so eilt's zu dir!
und nur im Menschen der Verstand
hält mich noch fest mit kalter Hand.

Translation(s): ENG

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Authorship

• by Gustav von Boddien (1814 - 1870), no title [ author's text checked 1 time]

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• by Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein (1829 - 1894), "Wie ein Lerch' in blauer Luft", op. 72 (6 Lieder) no. 2 (1864), published 1864 [voice and piano], Leipzig, Senff [
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Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

• ENG English [singable] (Constance Bache) (William Stigand, né Stigant) , title 1: "Just as a Lark in ether trills"

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