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by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914)

O Saitenspiel
Language: German (Deutsch) 
O Saitenspiel
In schweigender Nacht,
Wenn Tagesgewühl
Zur Ruhe gebracht!

Worte verschwimmen
Im Meer des Seins,
Flammen verglimmen,
Hüpfenden Scheins.

Nicht Ton und Gestalt,
Nicht Farb' und Sinn;
Mit dunkler Gewalt
Nimmt Liebe dich hin.

Eins nur fühlst du:
Du bist zu Zwein.
Auch das verdämmert,
Traum spinnt dich ein.

Dich stärkt die Welle
Der Ewigkeit
Für Himmel und Hölle
Der nichtigen Zeit.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Skizzenbuch. Lieder und Bilder, in Neues Leben [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 Robert von Hornstein (1833 - 1890), "O Saitenspiel", op. 48 (25 neue Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 11, published 1881 [ voice and piano ], Stuttgart, Kröner [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-04-26
Line count: 20
Word count: 63

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