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by Else Lasker-Schüler (1869 - 1945)

Du, sende mir nicht länger den Duft
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Du, sende mir nicht länger den Duft,
Den brennenden Balsam
Deiner süßen Gärten zur Nacht.

Auf meinen Wangen blutet die Scham
Und um mich zittert die Sommerluft.

Du … wehe Kühle auf meine Wangen
Aus duftlosen, wunschlosen Gräsern zur Nacht.

Nur nicht länger den Hauch deiner suchenden Rosen,
     Er quält meine Scham.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Else Lasker-Schüler, Gesammelte Gedichte, Leipzig, Verlag der Weißen Bücher, 1917, page 39.


Text Authorship:

  • by Else Lasker-Schüler (1869 - 1945), "Meine Schamröte", appears in Styx, Gedichte, first published 1902 [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 Hugo Daffner (1882 - 1936), "Meine Schamröte", op. 97 (Elf Gedichte für eine Singstimme und Klavier) no. 2 (1923-1924) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Dirk Michael Kirsch (b. 1965), "Meine Schamröte", op. 6 no. 7 (1992-2010) [ soprano, oboe or clarinet, harp ], from Nocturnes für Sopran, Oboe d’amore (Klarinette in A) und Harfe, no. 7 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Anton Ruppert (b. 1936), "Meine Schamröte" [ soprano and piano ], from Fünf Lieder für Sopran und Klavier, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Johannes Stockmeier , "Meine Schamröte", 1993/1994 [ soprano and piano ], from Du nahmst dir alle Sterne, 11 Lieder für Sopran und Klavier, no. 8 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Sybil Westendorp (1910 - 1999), "Du, sende mir nicht länger den Duft", 1982 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Karl Bellenberg [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2022-05-23
Line count: 9
Word count: 52

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