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by Hermann von Lingg (1820 - 1905)

Alte Träume kommen wieder
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Alte Träume kommen wieder
In dem fernen fremden Land,
Und die alten lieben Lieder
Nehm' ich wieder in die Hand.

O ihr schönen Jugendtage,
Wundervolle Frühlingszeit,
Süße Schmerzen, teure Klage,
Jugend - o du Herrlichkeit!

Zwar, was damals uns durchglühte,
Ward zur Tat aus Wunsch und Traum,
Aber lieblich wie die Blüte
Däucht die reife Frucht uns kaum.

Schöner war die trübe Schwüle,
Als die helle Kühle jetzt;
Jene frühen Vollgefühle,
Kennst du was, das sie ersetzt?

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Text Authorship:

  • by Hermann von Lingg (1820 - 1905), "Alte Träume", appears in Vermischte 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 Carl Georg Peter Grädener (1812 - 1883), "Alte Träume kommen wieder in dem fernen fremden Land", op. 50 no. 1 [ medium voice, piano ], from Herbstklänge, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Carl Schmeidler , "Alte Träume", op. 7 (Zwei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebleitung) no. 2, published 1887 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Uhse [sung text not yet checked]

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This text was added to the website: 2009-02-03
Line count: 16
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