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by Hugo Hofmann, Edler von Hofmannsthal (1874 - 1929)

Leben, Traum und Tod
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Leben, Traum und Tod ...
Wie die Fackel loht!
Wie die Erzquadrigen
Über Brücken fliegen,
Wie es drunten saust,
An die Bäume braust,
Die an steilen Ufern hängen,
Schwarze Riesenwipfel aufwärts drängen ...

Leben, Traum und Tod ...
Leise treibt das Boot ...
Grüne Uferbänke
Feucht im Abendrot,
Stiller Pferde Tränke,
Herrenloser Pferde ...
Leise treibt das Boot ...

Treibt am Park vorbei,
Rote Blumen, Mai ...
In der Laube wer?
Sag, wer schläft im Gras?
Gelb Haar, Lippen rot?
Leben, Traum und Tod.

Confirmed with Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Gesammelte Werke in zehn Einzelbänden. Band 1: Gedichte, Dramen, Frankfurt a.M., 1979, pages 148-149.


Text Authorship:

  • by Hugo Hofmann, Edler von Hofmannsthal (1874 - 1929), "Leben, Traum und Tod", appears in Die Gedichte 1891-1898 [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 Denise Isabelle Roger (1924 - 2005), "Leben, Traum und Tod", 1962, copyright © 1979, first performed 1969 [ medium voice and piano ], from Six mélodies sur des poèmes de Hugo von Hofmannsthal, no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Egon Joseph Wellesz (1885 - 1974), "Leben, Traum und Tod", op. 55 no. 1 (1936-1937) [ alto and orchestra ], from Leben, Traum und Tod. Zwei Lieder für Alt und Orchester, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2022-08-25
Line count: 21
Word count: 77

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