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by Johann Peter Eckermann (1792 - 1854)

Sehnsucht
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Zeit meiner Kindheit,
Land süßer Träume,
ach, wie so fern schon,
ach, wie so weit!
Glückliche Jahre,
ihr seid entschwunden;
nur die Erinn'rung
blieb mir von euch.

Als ich noch lächelnd
spielte im Sande,
als noch die Wiese
ganz meine Welt,
ich noch nicht wusste,
was hinter den Bergen,
da war ich glücklich,
da war ich reich!

Sonnige Hügel,
ihr seid entschwunden!
Glückliche Heimat,
ach, wie so weit!
Still und mit Sehnsucht
denk' ich hinüber;
kehrtest du wieder,
kindlicher Traum!

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•   F. Hensel 

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Confirmed with Gedichte von J. P. Eckermann, Hannover, 1821.


Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Peter Eckermann (1792 - 1854), "Sehnsucht" [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 Fanny Hensel (1805 - 1847), "Sehnsucht", H-U 141 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2021-12-24
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