Seit die Sonne ihren lichten Schein vor der Kälte hat geneiget und der kleine Vögelein sommerliches Singen schweiget, traurig ist das Herze mein; denn es will nun Winter sein, der uns seine Kraft erzeiget an den Blumen, da man sieht lichte Gluten blaß verbluten; davon mir geschieht Leid, und Liebes flieht.
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Authorship:
- by Will Vesper (1882 - 1962) [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Mittelhochdeutsch by Heinrich von Veldeke (c1150 - c1184+) [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Robert Kahn (1865 - 1951), "Seit die Sonne ihren lichten Schein", 1924, from Zwölf Duette und Kanons zum 14.8.1924, no. 7 [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2009-04-22
Line count: 12
Word count: 51