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by Friedrich Hermann Frey (1839 - 1911), as Martin Greif

Seufzer der Sehnsucht
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Größer kein Herzeleid,
Als in der Rosenzeit
Einsam [zu stehen]1.
Lieber [vor Traurigkeit]2
[Alternd vergehen]3,
Als in der Rosenzeit
Einsam [sich sehen]4. 

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   E. Zeisl 

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Confirmed with Gedichte in Auswahl von Martin Greif, Leipzig s. a.

1 Zeisl: "verkümmern"
2 Zeisl: "von Menschen weit"
3 Zeisl: "Im Alter verwimmern"
4 Zeisl: "verkümmern"

Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Hermann Frey (1839 - 1911), as Martin Greif, "Seufzer der Sehnsucht", appears in Gedichte, in Lieder [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 Fritz Jürgens (1888 - 1915), "Seufzer der Sehnsucht", published 1911 [ voice and piano ], from 36 Gedichte von Martin Greif, no. 22? [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Ernst Kunsemüller (1885 - 1918), "Seufzer der Sehnsucht", op. 3 (Vier Lieder für eine Sopranstimme und Klavierbegleitung) no. 1 [ soprano and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Erich Zeisl (1905 - 1959), "Seufzer der Sehnsucht", 1931 [ soprano and piano ], from Liedercyklus, no. 1, unpublished [sung text checked 1 time]

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This text was added to the website: 2009-04-27
Line count: 7
Word count: 29

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