by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)
Wetterleuchten
Language: German (Deutsch)
Wetterleuchten fern im Dunkeln; Wunderbar die Berge stehn, Nur die Bäche manchmal funkeln, Die im Grund verworren gehn. Und ich schaue froh erschrocken, Wie in eines Traumes Pracht, Schüttle nur die dunklen Locken, – Deine Augen sind die Nacht.
Authorship:
- by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Wetterleuchten" [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 Aribert Reimann (b. 1936), "Wetterleuchten", 1978 [baritone and piano], from Nachtstück II [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Reinhard Muhr
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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