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by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914)

Mühlen still die Flügel drehn
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Mühlen still die Flügel drehn,
Über Stoppeln pfeift der Wind.
Arme Hütten im Grunde stehn,
Fensterlein sind schmal und blind.

Bald da kommt ein Sonnenschein,
Blickt so lustig wie er kann.
Mühlen, Feld und Fensterlein
Fangen flugs zu lachen an.

Dürftig Herz, so bist du ganz,
Blöd und blind bei Tag und Nacht.
Bis ein holder Liebesglanz
Dich unsäglich fröhlich macht.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Der Jungbrunnen: Neue Märchen von einem fahrenden Schüler, in Veilchenprinz, first published 1850 [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 Ferdinand Gumbert (1818 - 1896), "Verwandlung im Herzen", op. 61 (5 Lieder für Sopran (oder Tenor) mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1854 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Braunschweig, Meyer [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Adolf Jensen (1837 - 1879), "Sonnenschein", op. 22 no. 2 (1864), published 1864 [ medium voice and piano ], from Zwölf Gesänge von Paul Heyse, no. 2, Leipzig, Peters [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Richard Pohl (1826 - 1896), "Sonnenschein", published 1888 [ soprano and piano ], from Vier Lieder für Sopran mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 3, Leipzig, Fritzsch [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Reinhold Stöckhardt (1831 - 1901), "Sonnenschein", op. 7 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1884 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Peters [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani

This text was added to the website: 2008-07-14
Line count: 12
Word count: 61

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