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by Eduard (Freiherr von Czeike) von Badenfeld (1800 - 1860), as Eduard Silesius

Der Einsame
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Ich steh' so einsam in der Welt,
Verlassen und verkannt.
's ist Keiner, der an mich sich hält
Im weiten [Erdenland]1!

Sie [meinen]2, daß ich kalt wie Stein, 
Weil ich so finster bin:  
Säh' einer mir ins Herz hinein, 
Er fände Liebe d'rin. 

Da geh'n sie her, da geh'n sie hin, 
Es kennt mich Keiner hier; 
Sie ahnen keinen Brudersinn, 
Kein gleiches Herz in mir.3 

Doch, tröstend, säuselt, glänzt und lacht 
Natur mich freundlich an: 
Ihr dank' ich's, daß die Erdennacht  
Ich [fest]4 durchschreiten kann. 

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   G. Barth 

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Confirmed with Gedichte von Eduard Silesius, erstes Bändchen, Wien: Carl Gerold, 1846, pages 138 - 139.

1 Barth: "Vaterland"
2 Barth: "wähnen"
3 Barth adds:
Wohlan! 's ist besser, sich verkannt
von allen Menschen seh'n,
als zur Erbärmlichkeit gewandt
sich selber untergeh'n.
4 Barth: "froh"

Text Authorship:

  • by Eduard (Freiherr von Czeike) von Badenfeld (1800 - 1860), as Eduard Silesius, "Der Einsame", appears in Gedichte, Wien: Carl Gerold, first published 1846 [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 Gustav Barth (1818 - 1897), "Der Einsame" [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Heinrich Esser (1818 - 1872), "Der Einsame", published 1844 [ voice and piano ], Mainz, Schott [sung text not yet checked]

Research team for this page: Melanie Trumbull , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2020-01-07
Line count: 16
Word count: 90

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