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by Theodor Storm (1817 - 1888)

So dunkel sind die Straßen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  FRE
So dunkel sind die Straßen,
So herbstlich geht der Wind;
Leb wohl, meine weiße Rose,
Mein Herz, mein Weib, mein Kind!
 
So schweigend steht der Garten,
Ich wandre weit hinaus;
Er wird dir nicht verraten,
Daß ich nimmer kehr nach Haus.
 
Der Weg ist gar so einsam,
Es reist ja niemand mit;
Die Wolken nur am Himmel
Halten gleichen Schritt.
 
Ich bin so müd zum Sterben;
Drum blieb' ich gern zu Haus
Und schliefe gern das Leben
Und Lust und Leiden aus.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Theodor Storm (1817 - 1888), no title, appears in Weiße Rosen, no. 3 [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 von Blome (1834 - 1921), "So dunkel sind die Strassen", op. 3 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 3, published 1880 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Siegel [sung text not yet checked]
  • by (Friedrich) August Bungert (1845 - 1915), "Weisse Rosen. III", op. 49 no. 43, published 1894 [ voice and piano ], from Neue Volkslieder nach alten und neuen Gedichte und Handwerker-Lieder, no. 43 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Gustav Eggers (1835 - 1861), "So dunkel sind die Straßen", op. 7 (Drei Gesänge) no. 2, published 1862 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Harry Joelson

This text was added to the website: 2008-04-03
Line count: 16
Word count: 82

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