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by Else Lasker-Schüler (1869 - 1945)

O,/ Du mein Engel
Language: German (Deutsch) 
O,
Du mein Engel,
Wir schweben nur noch
In holden Wolken.

Ich weiß nicht, ob ich lebe
Oder süß gestorben bin
In deinem Herzen.

Immer feiern wir Himmelfahrt
Und viel, viel Schimmer.

Deine Haare sind Goldnelken,
Heiligenbilder deine Augen.

Sage – wie ich bin?
Überall wollen Blumen aus mir.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Else Lasker-Schüler, Gesammelte Gedichte, Leipzig, Verlag der Weißen Bücher, 1917, page 158.


Text Authorship:

  • by Else Lasker-Schüler (1869 - 1945), "Als ich Tristan kennen lernte –" [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), "Als ich Tristan kennen lernte –", 1993, first performed 1993 [ mezzo-soprano and orchestra ], from Sternenklang. 15 Lieder für Mezzosopran und Kammerorchester, no. 8 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Fritz Christian Gerhard (1911 - 1993), "Als ich Tristan kennen lernte", 1991, first performed 1992 [ soprano and piano ], from Zwei Tristan-Lieder für Sopran und Klavier, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Gerhard Lampersberg (1928 - 2002), "Als ich Tristan kennen lernte", 1963-1974 [ voice and piano ], from Tristan. Fünf Lieder für Singstimme und Klavier, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Sybil Westendorp (1910 - 1999), "O, du mein Engel", 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: 2022-05-25
Line count: 13
Word count: 49

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