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by Else Lasker-Schüler (1869 - 1945)

O, meine schmerzliche Lust
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Mein Traum ist eine junge, wilde Weide
Und schmachtet in der Dürre.
Wie die Kleider um den Tag brennen . . .
Alle Lande bäumen sich.
Soll ich Dich locken mit dem Liede der Lerche
Oder soll ich Dich rufen wie der Feldvogel
Tuuh! Tuuh!
Wie die Silberähren
Um meine Füße sieden . . .
O, meine schmerzliche Lust
Weint wie ein Kind.

Confirmed with Else Lasker-Schüler: Werke und Briefe, Band 1: Gedichte, Kritische Ausgabe, Erste Auflage, 1996, Jüdischer Verlag im Suhrkamp Verlag, Frankfurt am Main, 1996, page 101.


Text Authorship:

  • by Else Lasker-Schüler (1869 - 1945), "O, meine schmerzliche Lust . . .", appears in Der siebente Tag, appears in Meine Wunder, first published 1905 [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 Günter Sopper (b. 1948), "O, meine schmerzliche Lust", 1989, first performed 1989 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], from Sechs Lieder. Sopran u/o Tenor u. Klavier, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Sybil Westendorp (1910 - 1999), "O, meine schmerzliche Lust. . .", 1981 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

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This text was added to the website: 2022-06-05
Line count: 11
Word count: 63

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