by Emil Rappaport (1842 - 1930), as Emil Claar
Von deinem Leben
Language: German (Deutsch)
Siehst du den eigenen Schatten vergeh'n Still an der Mauer -- Siehst du die ziehende Wolke verweh'n In Regenschauer -- Siehst du den steigenden Morgenrauch In Nichts verschweben: So siehst du Anfang und Ende auch Von deinem Leben.
Confirmed with Pessimisten-Gesang (an anthology of poems), Minden i. W.: J. C. C. Bruns' Verlag, 1884, page 42.
Text Authorship:
- by Emil Rappaport (1842 - 1930), as Emil Claar, "Von deinem Leben" [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 Michael Brough (b. 1960), "Von deinem Leben", op. 8 (Elf Lieder) no. 3 (1995-6) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Melanie Trumbull
This text was added to the website: 2017-09-20
Line count: 8
Word count: 36