Das lockere saatgefilde lechzet krank

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.

Translation(s): ENG FRE

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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. [
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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

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