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by Doris Runge (b. 1943)

sommer
Language: German (Deutsch) 
sommer
das war ein blutsturz von rosen
der heiße rücken der erde
das war ein altmodischer sommer
aus einem anderen leben
ich will nicht abschied nehmen
von dort wo ich nie war
von der tafelrunde grüner blicke

wer gibt uns die bilder
zurück
oder den traum
die feuerbälle
wer legt uns glut
in die ausgebrannten augen
streut asche
auf vereiste herzen
pfade die noch zu gehen sind
bis zum ende
bis zum wegkreuz
als hätten wir
eine wahl

In: Doris Runge, Grund genug, Stuttgart : Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, 1995


Text Authorship:

  • by Doris Runge (b. 1943), "sommer", Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt [author's text not yet checked 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 Monique Krüs (b. 1959), "sommer", 2021, first performed 2022 [ high voice and piano ], from Eingefangene Zeit, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2026-05-29
Line count: 21
Word count: 78

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