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by Georg Friedrich Reiß (1823 - 1884)

Am Sarge
Language: German (Deutsch) 
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Am Sarge sankt ich nieder.
Darinnen lag die Maid,
Der sang ich meine Lieder
Und schwur ich meinen Eid! 

Erloschen und geschlossen
Der Augen stille Macht,  -- 
Beweglos hingegossen
Der Glieder sü&Szlig;e Pracht! 

Das Antlitz sprach so selig
In mildverklärter Pracht,
Die Sonne spielte fröhlich
Mit dunkler Locken Nacht. 

Die Hände sanft gefaltet
In's weiße Sterbgewand,
Des Lebens Gluth erkaltet  -- 
Des Lebens Kraft gebannt!  

O Maid, so früh gestorben  -- 
Entrissen mir so bald! 
So hold, so unverdorben  -- 
Jetzt starr und todeskalt!....  

Die Sonne blickte lächelnd
In's Todtenzimmer ein,
Die todten Züge fächelnd
Mit freundlich-mildem Schein! 

Confirmed with Georg Friedrich Reiß, Lieder aus der Heimath, Genf: Deutsche Buchhandlung von J. Keßmann, 1852, pages 28 - 29.


Text Authorship:

  • by Georg Friedrich Reiß (1823 - 1884), "Am Sarge", appears in Lieder aus der Heimath [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 August Schulz , "Am Sarge", op. 15, published 1874 [ bass and piano ], Braunschweig, Litolff [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2017-09-09
Line count: 24
Word count: 94

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