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by Else Lasker-Schüler (1869 - 1945)

Verwelkte Myrten
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Bist wie der graue, sonnenlose Tag,
Der sündig sich auf junge Rosen legt.
– Mir war, wie ich an Deiner Seite lag,
Als ob mein Herze sich nicht mehr bewegt.

Ich küßte Deine bleichen Wangen rot,
Entwand ein Lächeln Deinem starren Blick.
– Du tratest meine junge Seele tot
Und kehrtest in Dein kaltes Sein zurück.

Text Authorship:

  • by Else Lasker-Schüler (1869 - 1945), "Verwelkte Myrten" [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 Immo Schneider (b. 1935), "Verwelkte Myrten", 1986/2005 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from 54 Lieder für Mezzosopran und Klavier, no. 49 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Sybil Westendorp (1910 - 1999), "Verwelkte Myrten", 1992 [ 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: 2022-06-03
Line count: 8
Word count: 56

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