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by Else Lasker-Schüler (1869 - 1945)

Ich kann nicht schlafen mehr
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Ich kann nicht schlafen mehr,
Immer schüttelst du Gold über mich.

Und eine Glocke ist mein Ohr,
Wem vertraust du dich?
So hell wie du,
Blühen die Sträucher im Himmel.

Engeln pflücken sich dein Lächeln
Und schenken es den Kindern.

Die spielen Sonne damit
Ja ..

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Else Lasker-Schüler, Gesammelte Gedichte, Leipzig, Verlag der Weißen Bücher, 1917, page 163.


Text Authorship:

  • by Else Lasker-Schüler (1869 - 1945), "An Tristan" [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 Reinhard David Flender (b. 1953), "An Tristan", 1993, first performed 1993 [ mezzo-soprano and orchestra ], from Sternenklang. 15 Lieder für Mezzosopran und Kammerorchester, no. 7 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Gerhard Lampersberg (1928 - 2002), "An Tristan", 1963-1974 [ voice and piano ], from Tristan. Fünf Lieder für Singstimme und Klavier, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Edvard Moritz (1891 - 1974), "Ich kann nicht schlafen mehr", op. 24 no. 3 (1925) [ soprano and orchestra ], from Die Lieder an Tristan, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Johannes Stockmeier , "An Tristan", 1993/1994 [ soprano and piano ], from Du nahmst dir alle Sterne, 11 Lieder für Sopran und Klavier, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Sybil Westendorp (1910 - 1999), "Ich kann nicht schlafen mehr", 1978 [ 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: 2022-05-25
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