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by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)

Der Kranke
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Vögelein munter
Singen so schön,
Laßt mich hinunter
Spazierengehn!
 
»Nacht ist's ja draußen;
's war nur der Sturm,
Den du hörst sausen
Droben vom Turm.«
 
Liebchen im Garten
Seh ich dort stehn,
Lang mußt sie warten,
O laßt mich gehn.
 
»Still nur, der blasse
Tod ist's, der sacht
Dort durch die Gasse
Schleicht in der Nacht.«
 
Wie mir ergraute,
Bleiches Gesicht!
Gebt mir die Laute,
Mir wird so licht!
 
»Was willst du singen
In tiefster Not?
Lenz, Lust vergingen,
Liebchen ist tot!« -
 
Laßt mich, Gespenster,
Lied, riegl auf die Gruft!
Öffnet die Fenster,
Luft, frische freie Luft!

Text Authorship:

  • by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Der Kranke" [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 Eduard Behm (1862 - 1946), "Der Kranke ", op. 8 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1891 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Raabe & Plothow  [sung text not yet checked]
  • by (Leopold) Heinrich (Picot de Peccaduc), Freiherr von Herzogenberg (1843 - 1900), "Der Kranke", op. 38 ([Neun] Duette für Sopran und Tenor mit Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1883 [ vocal duet for soprano and tenor with piano ], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2012-04-02
Line count: 28
Word count: 97

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