by Richard von Schaukal (1874 - 1942)
Über deine Augenlider
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG
Über deine Augenlider zärtlich sacht strich mit weichem Flaumgefieder der Wundervogel der Nacht. Seine grossen, grünen Schwingen sind von Träumen schwer, horch, er will singen von Palmenwäldern und seltnen süssen Dingen, weit, weit kommt er her.
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Authorship:
- by Richard von Schaukal (1874 - 1942) [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 Henk Bijvanck (1909 - 1969), "Über deine Augenlider" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hermann von Glenck (1883 - 1952), "Nachklänge", 1902 [ soprano and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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- ENG English (Timothy Adès) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2008-08-29
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