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by Johann Heinrich Voss (1751 - 1826)

Die Schläferin
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Du rotwangige Schläferin
ruhst so lieblich im Klee;
nicht Arkadiens Schäferin
ruhte lieblicher je!
Wie so klar aus den Äugelein
um und über sie schaut.
Rauscht ein Vogel im Zweigelein?
Rann die Quelle zu laut?

Fremd wie Böhmen und Spanien
blickt das Mädchen mich an;
unter Blütenkastanien
stand ich lauschend und sann,
wenn die Wängelein rötete
Schlaf dir oder auch Traum,
und die Nachtigall flötete
Lieb' im blühenden Baum.

Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Heinrich Voss (1751 - 1826) [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 Fanny Hensel (1805 - 1847), "Die Schläferin", H-U 164 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Johann Friedrich Reichardt (1752 - 1814), "Die Schläferin", published 1800, in Musik zum Vossischen Musenalmanach für 1800 gehörig, Neustrelitz, beym Hofbuchhändler Albanus [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2021-12-24
Line count: 16
Word count: 69

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