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by Friedrich von Matthisson (1761 - 1831)

Die Kindheit
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Wenn die Abendröthe
Dorf und Hain umwallt,
Und die Weidenflöte
Hell zum Reigen schallt;
Deine Lenzgefühle
Wähn' ich dann erneut,
Du, der Knabenspiele
Süße Blumenzeit!

Wie der Mond aus grauer
Nebeldämmrung Flor,
Hebt aus öder Trauer
Sich mein Geist empor,
Wenn mit Spiel und Tanze
Mir dein Morgenbild
Sich im Rosenglanze
Zauberisch enthüllt,

Ach! mit welchem Reize
Dämmert das Revier
Stiller Todtenkreuze,
Kindheit, neben dir!
Deine Nacht voll Sorgen
Dunkelt schon von fern,
Der Vollendung Morgen
Folgt kein Abendstern.

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   H. Nägeli •   K. Zelter 

H. Nägeli sets stanzas 1-2

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Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich von Matthisson (1761 - 1831), "Die Kindheit", appears in In der Fremde (Schweiz und Frankreich) (1787-1794) [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 Robert Dornheckter , "Die Kindheit", op. 16 (Drei Chorgesänge für S., A., T. und B.) no. 1, published 1877 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Moritz Hauptmann (1792 - 1868), "Die Kindheit ", op. 37 (Sechs Lieder) no. 4, published 1852 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Siegel [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Hans Georg Nägeli (1773 - 1836), "Die Kindheit", published [1799], stanzas 1-2 [ voice and piano ], in Lieder in Musik gesetzt, dritte Sammlung, Zürich: Nägeli, pages 12 - 13 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by F. Partzsch , "Die Kindheit ", published [c1830] [ voice and piano ], from Acht Lieder mit Begleitung des Pianoforte, no. 4, Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Karl Friedrich Zelter (1758 - 1832), "Die Kindheit", Z 120 no. 2, published 1796 [ voice and piano ], from 12 Lieder, no. 2, Berlin und Leipzig, Carl August Nicolai [sung text checked 1 time]

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Melanie Trumbull , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2010-06-23
Line count: 24
Word count: 85

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