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by Elisabeth Pauline Ottilie Luise zu Wied, Prinzessin (1843 - 1916), as Carmen Sylva

Mir war's, die Welt sei mein
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Mir war's, die Welt sei mein,
Ich könnt' den Himmel stürmen, 
Und Geistesarbeit thürmen,
Da sprach der Tod: Halt ein! 
  Es ist vergänglich! 

Mir war's, die Wangen rot, 
Die Augen all die hehren,
Die könnt' ich nie entbehren --
So lerne! sprach der Tod, 
  Sie sind verweslich! 

Mir war's, daß mich verläßt, 
Was Liebes mich umgeben,
Und ich allein muß leben -- 
Da sprach der Tod: Sei fest; 
  Sie sind ja ewig!

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Text Authorship:

  • by Elisabeth Pauline Ottilie Luise zu Wied, Prinzessin (1843 - 1916), as Carmen Sylva, "Trost" [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 Ivar Hallström (1826 - 1901), "Trost", c1877 [ voice and piano ], from Drei ernste Lieder für eine tiefe Stimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Jenő Hubay (1858 - 1937), "Mir war's, die Welt sei mein", op. 29 (5 Gedichte von Carmen Sylva) no. 7 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2022-09-05
Line count: 15
Word count: 70

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