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

War der Himmel trüb und schwer
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  FRE ITA
War der Himmel trüb und schwer,
Waren einsam wir so sehr,
Voneinander abgeschnitten!
Aber das ist nun nicht mehr:
Lüfte fließen hin und her;
Und die ganze Welt inmitten
Glänzt, als ob sie gläsern wär.

Sterne kamen aufgegangen,
Flimmern mein - und deinen Wangen,
Und sie wissens auch:
Stark und stärker wird ihr Prangen;
Und wir atmen mit Verlangen,
Liegen selig wie gefangen,
Spüren eins des andern Hauch.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Hugo Hofmann, Edler von Hofmannsthal (1874 - 1929), no title, appears in Im Grünen zu singen, no. 2 [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 Erich Anders (1883 - 1955), "War der Himmel trüb und schwer", op. 27 no. 2, published 1918 [ voice and piano ], from Im Grünen zu singen. Drei Gedichte für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 2, Berlin, Jatho-Verlag [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Clemens von Franckenstein (1875 - 1942), "Trost der Getrennten", op. 14 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1899 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Weinberger [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Paul Frankenburger (1897 - 1984), "War der Himmel trüb und schwer", from Im Grünen zu singen, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Albin Fries (b. 1955), "War der Himmel trüb und schwer", op. 36 (Lieder) no. 2 (2013), first performed 2013 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:
  • by Werner Egk (1901 - 1983), "Im Grünen zu singen", published 1921-1923 [ voice and piano ]
    • View the full text. [sung text not yet checked]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Christoph Gaiser

This text was added to the website: 2007-06-04
Line count: 14
Word count: 67

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