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by Anna (Nuhn) Ritter (1865 - 1921)

Aufschrei
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Blühend sein, und doch nicht leben sollen,
Mit der Sehnsucht noch, der heißen, tollen,
Vor der fest verschlossnen Thüre stehn -

Durstig sein, und doch nicht trinken, trinken,
Wenn die goldnen Freudenbecher winken,
Jeder Wonne scheu vorübergehn -

Lechzen, ach, nach seligem Genießen,
Und die trunknen Augen doch zu schließen,
Weil des Schicksals harter Spruch es will -

Darben, darben, wenn sich Andre küssen,
Elend sein, und dennoch lachen müssen,
Immer lachen...
            still, mein Herz, o still! 

Confirmed with Anna Ritter, Gedichte, Neunte Auflage, Stuttgart und Berlin: J.G. Cotta'sche Buchhandlung Nachfolger, 1900, page 182.


Text Authorship:

  • by Anna (Nuhn) Ritter (1865 - 1921), "Aufschrei", appears in Gedichte, in 3. Nach Jahren, no. 17 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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