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Mir ist, als fände sich durch die Wände zu mir ein Schall; er schwillt, verteilt sich und übereilt sich von Fall zu Fall. Was mag er bringen, und was bedingen, was kann es sein? Es fällt mir eben (er schwillt im Schweben) doch gar nichts ein! Er dringt schon wieder zu mir hernieder von weitem her -- mir ist beim Schwalle von diesem Schalle das Herz so schwer!
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Text Authorship:
- by Benno Geiger (1882 - 1965) [author's text not yet checked 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 Elisabeth Schultz (1846 - 1926), as E. Adaïewsky, "Schall aus der Ferne", published 1912 [ voice and piano ], from 24 Präludien für Singstimme und Klavier, no. 17, Leipzig: C.F. Kahnt Nachfolger [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Elisabeth Schultz (1846 - 1926), as E. Adaïewsky, "Schall aus der Ferne" [ voice and string quartet ], arranged in 1912 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "A sound from far away", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2011-08-03
Line count: 18
Word count: 67
It seems to me as if Through the walls A sound finds its way to me; It swells, disperses And hurries From instance to instance. What might it be bringing, And what [might it be] requiring, What can it be? At the moment (The sound swells in wafting past) Nothing at all occurs to me! Once more it penetrates Down toward me From far away -- At the swelling Of this sound My heart is so heavy!
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Benno Geiger (1882 - 1965)
This text was added to the website: 2015-12-13
Line count: 18
Word count: 76