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by (Karl) Wilhelm Osterwald (1820 - 1887)

O banger Traum, was flatterst du
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
O banger Traum, was flatterst du
   Mit schwarzen [Flügeln]1 um mein Haupt?
Du hast mir, du, die ganze Ruh
   Aus meinem Herzen wild geraubt.

Ich träum', ich steh an Baches Rand,
   Die Trauerweide hängt herein,
Die Quelle schwand, verdorrt im Sand
   Sind all die blauen Vergißnichtmein.

Vergessen, ach! vergessen sein
   Vom liebsten Herzen in der Welt,
Das ist allein die schwerste Pein,
   Die auf ein Menschenherze fällt.

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   R. Franz 

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Confirmed with Gedichte von Wilhelm Osterwald, Halle, Druck und Verlag von Eb. Heynemann, 1848, page 89, titled "Vergessen". Note: this poem was titled "Erinnerung" in the 1873 edition.

1 Franz: "Flügel"

Text Authorship:

  • by (Karl) Wilhelm Osterwald (1820 - 1887), title 1: "Vergessen", title 2: "Erinnerung", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch: Lieder, no. 54, first published 1848 [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 Robert Franz (1815 - 1892), "Vergessen", op. 5 (Zwölf Gesänge) no. 10, published 1846 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Whistling [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Eduard Karl Nössler (1863 - 1943), "Vergessen", op. 8 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1887 [ voice and piano ], Bremen, Präger & Meier [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Eugen von Taund (b. 1856), "O banger Traum", op. 4, published 1881 [ voice and piano ], from Zwei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 2, Wien, Gutmann [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • ENG English (Garrett Medlock) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Harry Joelson , Garrett Medlock [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2010-11-13
Line count: 12
Word count: 68

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