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by Rudolph Baumbach (1840 - 1905)

Breit' ich mein Linnen auf Rasen und...
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Breit' ich mein Linnen auf Rasen und Rain.
  Bleiche, Frau Sonne, bleiche!
Was ich gesponnen bei Lampenschein,
Bade mit deinen Strahlen rein,
  Weiss wie die Lilie im Teiche.
  Bleiche, Frau Sonne, bleiche!

Thränen benetzten die Leinewand.
  Scheine, Frau Sonne, scheine!
Sonne, du ziehst über Meer und Land,
Dir sind alle Wege bekannt;
  Sprich! wo wandert der Eine?
  Weine, mein Auge, weine! 

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Text Authorship:

  • by Rudolph Baumbach (1840 - 1905), no title, appears in Der Pathe des Todes: Dichtung [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 Theodor Heinrich Gerlach (1861 - 1940), "Mädchenlied", op. 9 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebleitung) no. 3, published 1889 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Carl Goldmark (1830 - 1915), "Breit' ich mein Linnen auf Rasen und Rain", op. 37 (Acht Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 7, published 1889 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Senff [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2010-03-04
Line count: 12
Word count: 61

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