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by Franz Bernhard Heinrich Wilhelm, Freiherr von Gaudy (1800 - 1840)

Noch schimmert durch das Fenster
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Noch schimmert durch das Fenster
  Der Pfarrer-Wohnung Licht;
Das ganze Dörfchen schlummert,
  Allein der Pred'ger nicht.

Er sitzet vor der Bibel,
  Und trocknet mit dem Tuch 
Gar manche volle Thräne, 
  Die niederrollt auf's Buch. 

Daneben in der Kammer, 
  Als Leiche hingestreckt, 
Ruht seine einz'ge Tochter, 
  Vom Leichentuch bedeckt. 

Er hebt die weiße Hülle 
  Mit thränenvollem Blick, 
Und küßt die kalte Stirne, 
  Und schleichet still zurück.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Franz Freiherrn Gaudy's sämmtliche Werke, Herausgegeben von Arthur Mueller, Achter Band, Berlin: Verlag von Carl J. Klemann, 1844, page 61.


Text Authorship:

  • by Franz Bernhard Heinrich Wilhelm, Freiherr von Gaudy (1800 - 1840), "Das Trauerhaus", appears in Lyrische 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  • by Hans Koessler (1853 - 1926), "Der Pfarrer", 1900 [ low voice and piano ], from Sieben Lieder, no. 4, unpublished, confirmed with the manuscript in the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Emil Krause (1840 - 1916), "Der Pfarrer", op. 68 (Drei ernste Gesänge für Baritone mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1889 [ baritone and piano ], Leipzig & Hamburg: Fritz Schuberth [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Julius Schladebach (1810 - 1872), "Der Dorfpfarrer", op. 1, published [1835] [ voice and piano ], Berlin: T. Trautwein [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Anton Wallerstein (1813 - 1892), "Das Trauerhaus", op. 8 (Sechs deutsche Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1835 [ voice and piano ], Hannover: Adolph Nagel [sung text not yet checked]
  • by (Peter) Nicolai von Wilm (1834 - 1911), "Der Pfarrer", op. 220 (Vierstimmige Gesänge für Sopran , Alt , Tenor und Bass) no. 3, published 1905 [ satb quartet ], Leipzig: C.F. Kahnt Nachfolger [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]

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