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Wie eine leise Glocke klingt Die Sehnsucht in mir an; Weiß nicht, woher, wohin sie singt, Weil ich nicht lauschen kann. Es treibt das Leben mich wild um, Dröhnt um mich mit Gebraus, Und mählich wird die Glocke stumm, Und leise klingt sie aus. Sie ist nur für den Feiertag Gemacht und viel zu fein, Als daß ihr bebebanger Schlag Dräng in die Lärmluft ein. Sie ist ein Ton von dorten her, Wo alles Feier ist; Ich wollte, daß ich dorten wär, Wo man den Lärm vergißt.
Text Authorship:
- by Otto Julius Bierbaum (1865 - 1910), "Sehnsucht", appears in Irrgarten der Liebe. Verliebte, launenhafte und moralische Lieder, Gedichte und Sprüche aus den Jahren 1885 bis 1900, in Lieder [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 Alexander von Fielitz (1860 - 1930), "Sehnsucht", op. 69 no. 4, published 1898 [ medium voice and piano ], from Neue Gedichte für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 4, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Berta Gotthard (1885 - 1954), "Sehnsucht", op. 7 (Lieder) no. 1 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Siegmund von Hausegger (1872 - 1948), "Sehnsucht", published 1898 [ medium voice and piano ], from Lieder und Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 3, Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]
- by Paul Steinbeck , "Sehnsucht" [ medium voice and piano ], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen's Verlag [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ludwig Wilhelm Andreas Maria Thuille (1861 - 1907), "Sehnsucht", op. 15 (Drei Lieder nach Gedichten von Otto Julius Bierbaum) no. 2, published 1899 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Longing", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Nostalgie", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2008-03-16
Line count: 16
Word count: 87
Like a quiet bell Longing rings within me; I know not whither, whence it sings, Because I cannot listen. Life drives me wildly about, With a roar it drones about me, And bit by bit the bell falls mute, And quietly it ceases to ring. It is only made for days of ease, And is far too finely made For its tremblingly anxious beat To penetrate into the noisy air. It is a sound from yonder Where everything is ease; I wish that I were there, Where one forgets the noise.
Text Authorship:
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Otto Julius Bierbaum (1865 - 1910), "Sehnsucht", appears in Irrgarten der Liebe. Verliebte, launenhafte und moralische Lieder, Gedichte und Sprüche aus den Jahren 1885 bis 1900, in Lieder
This text was added to the website: 2012-07-03
Line count: 16
Word count: 91