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by Karl Herloß (1804 - 1849), as Karl Herloßsohn

Adelheid
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Und ich sitz' am offnen Fenster 
Blickend in die Nacht hinaus;
Drüben glänzen noch die Lichter
In [dem heißgeliebten]1 Haus'.

Alles ist so still und ruhig,
Nur die [Lüft' und Wolken]2 zieh'n. 
Alles ist so kalt und schweigsam,
Und nur meine Schmerzen glüh'n. --

Gebt, o gebt mir, heil'ge Sterne 
Einen Strahl und einen Laut, 
Daß, wenn ich den Laut ihr sende,
Sich der Strahl zur Brücke baut;

Daß er ihr allein verständlich, 
Daß er ihr nur sichtbar ist,
Daß sie im Gebet des Abends 
Ihre Sängers nicht vergißt!

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   F. Abt 

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1 Abt: "der Heißgeliebten"
2 Abt: "Abendwolken"

Text Authorship:

  • by Karl Herloß (1804 - 1849), as Karl Herloßsohn, "Adelheid", appears in Buch der Liebe, in Lieder der Liebe [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 Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "Adelheid", op. 39 no. 3, published 1846, from 7 Lieder aus dem Buche der Liebe, von C. Herlosssohn, no. 3, Stuttgart : Göpel [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by G. A. Petzoldt , "Adelheid", op. 2 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1850 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Whistling [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , "Adelheid", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2011-02-04
Line count: 16
Word count: 90

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