by Stefan George (1868 - 1933)
Das lockere saatgefilde lechzet krank
Language: German (Deutsch)
Das lockere saatgefilde lechzet krank Da es nach hartem froste schon die lauern Lenzlichter fühlte und der pflüge zähne Und vor dem stoß der vorjahr-stürme keuchte: Sei mir nun fruchtend bad und linder trank Von deiner nackten brust das blumige schauern Das duften deiner leichtgewirrten strähne Dein hauch dein weinen deines mundes feuchte.
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Text Authorship:
- by Stefan George (1868 - 1933), no title, appears in Der siebente Ring, in Gezeiten, no. 13 [author's text not yet checked 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 Anton von Webern (1883 - 1945), "Das lockere saatgefilde lechzet krank", 1908-9, from Vier Lieder, no. 4. [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , title 1: "The thinly-sown cornfield is parched", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title unknown, copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Jeroen Scholten
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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