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by Christine Lavant (1915 - 1973)

Mir ist es oft, als ob die Erde sich
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Mir ist es oft, als ob die Erde sich
jetzt atemleise meinem Blick entzöge,
und eine fremde Landschaft tritt für sie,
wie eine Bilderschrift, um alles Schauen.
Wohl weiß ich noch die Namen [mancher]1 Dinge
und sage: Wolke, Tauwind, Birnbaum, Mond! -
doch haftet jedem solche Sanftmut an,
wie früher nur dem Bild der toten Mutter.
Und auch die neue Gegend ist verschlossen
gleich einem Garten, den ein Herr bewohnt,
der mich erwartet für viel spät're Zeit.
Das lässt mich nun in allem so allein,
dass ich mich manchmal aus mir selber hebe,
um was Vertrautes in den Raum zu tun,
aus dem die Erde atemleise flieht.

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•   G. von Zieritz 

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Confirmed with Christine Lavant, Zu Lebzeiten veröffentlichte Gedichte.

1 Zieritz: "aller"

Text Authorship:

  • by Christine Lavant (1915 - 1973), no title, appears in Zu Lebzeiten veröffentlichte Gedichte [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 Grete von Zieritz (1899 - 2001), "Mir ist es oft, als ob die Erde sich" [ coloratura soprano, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon ], from Lieder zum Mond, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]

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This text was added to the website: 2024-07-02
Line count: 15
Word count: 107

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