Wie ein Traum sind die Jahre dahin meines lachenden Knabenalters, wie der Flaum und das Ultramarin eines flatternden Tagesfalters. Und ich war doch ein munteres Kind, voller lebhaften Phantasien, welche klar ihren Wunsch in den Wind einer schwankenden Zukunft schrieen. Wie der Schaum, der im Sande zerrann, ist der Leichtsinn leider zerronnen, nun ich kaum mich beschuldigen kann, daß ich jemals zu lachen begonnen!
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Authorship:
- by Benno Geiger (1882 - 1965) [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 Ella Georgiyevna Adayevskaya (1846 - 1926), "Einsicht", published 1912 [ voice and piano ], from 24 Präludien für Singstimme und Klavier, no. 23, Leipzig: C.F. Kahnt Nachfolger [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Insight", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2011-08-03
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