by Clemens Maria Wenzeslaus von Brentano (1778 - 1842)
O böse Sklaverei!
Language: German (Deutsch)
VALERIA O böse Sklaverei! O wär ich wieder frei! Kein Blicken, kein Winken, kein Scherzen, Kein Äugeln, kein Locken, kein Herzen Soll, wird je mein Herzelein flott, Mich wieder berücken, umstricken -- bei Gott!
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Authorship:
- by Clemens Maria Wenzeslaus von Brentano (1778 - 1842), no title, appears in Ponce de Leon, Act I, Scene 3 [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 Heinz Holliger (b. 1939), "O böse Sklaverey" [ soprano and harp ], from Valeria-Lieder, aus Clemens Brentanos "Ponce de Leon" 1803, no. 2, Schott Music [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2011-12-08
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