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by Otto Julius Bierbaum (1865 - 1910)

Alb
Language: German (Deutsch) 
So bebebange ...
Die schwarze Nacht
Hat mit hohem Gewölbe die Welt überdacht.

Willst schlafen und träumen?
Es geht nicht an.
Dich knebelt und knechtet ein dumpfer Bann.

Lieg stille und lausche
Im schweigenden Raum,
Dich umschleiert kein Schlaf, dich tröstet kein Traum.

Gedulde und warte:
Es wird schon Licht,
Und es hebt sich das schwere, das schwarze Gewicht.

Confirmed with Nemt, frouwe, disen kranz. Ausgewählte Gedichte von Otto Julius Bierbaum, Berlin, 1894


Text Authorship:

  • by Otto Julius Bierbaum (1865 - 1910), "Alb" [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 Christian Sinding (1856 - 1941), "Alb", op. 57 no. 12, published 1903 [ voice and piano ], from Nemt, frouwe, disen kranz und andere Gedichte von Otto Julius Bierbaum, no. 12, Copenhagen: Wilhelm Hansen [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2021-04-19
Line count: 12
Word count: 58

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