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by Else Lasker-Schüler (1869 - 1945)

Meinlingchen, sieh mich an –
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Meinlingchen, sieh mich an –
Dann schmeicheln tausend Lächeln mein Gesicht,
Und tausend Sonnenwinde streicheln meine Seele,
Hast wie ein Wirbelträumlein
Unter ihren Fittichen gelegen.

Nie war so lenzensüß mein Blut,
Als dich mein Odem tränkte,
Die Quellen Edens müssen so geduftet haben;
Bis dich der rote Sturm
Aus süßem Dunkel
Von meinen Herzwegen pflückte
Und dich in meine Arme legte,
In ein Bad von Küssen.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Hans Bethge, Die stillen Inseln. Ein Gedichtbuch, Berlin, Bei Schuster & Loeffler, 1898, page 74.


Text Authorship:

  • by Else Lasker-Schüler (1869 - 1945), "Meinlingchen", 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 Hermann Große-Schware (b. 1931), "Meinlingchen", 1992 [ alto and piano ], from Vier Lieder für Alt und Klavier, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Ferdinand Henkemeyer (1928 - 2015), "Meinlingchen, sieh mich an", 1995, first performed 1996 [ soprano, alto, reciter, women's chorus, instrumental ensemble ], from »Wandelhin – Taumelher«. Zyklus für Sopran, Alt, Sprecherin, Frauenchor und Instrumental-Ensemble, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Christian Immo Schneider (b. 1935), "Meinlingchen" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Sybil Westendorp (1910 - 1999), "Meinlingchen", 1980 [ 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: 2022-05-26
Line count: 13
Word count: 66

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