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by Else Lasker-Schüler (1869 - 1945)

Dem Mönch
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Ich taste überall nach deinem Schein.
Suchst du mich auch?

In meiner Stirne leuchtet
Der erblaßte Stern wieder,

Und sehe dich nur in der Welt,
Dein Lächeln immerfort.

Unsere himmelweißen Herzen
Erglühen im Schlaf.

O wir möchten uns küssen,
Aber es wäre wie Mord.

Ich stehe ganz bunt am Granatbaum
In einem Bilderbuch.

Manchmal schaust du auf mich –
Dann singen die Junivögel.

Confirmed with Else Lasker-Schüler, Gesammelte Gedichte, Leipzig, Verlag der Weißen Bücher, 1917, page 124.


Text Authorship:

  • by Else Lasker-Schüler (1869 - 1945), "Dem Mönch" [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 Sybil Westendorp (1910 - 1999), "Dem Mönch", 1981 [ 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: 2022-06-10
Line count: 14
Word count: 63

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