by Friedrich Hermann Frey (1839 - 1911)
Trauernder Flieder
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG
"Am Friedhof blüht der Fliederbaum Just eben, Steh' ich vor ihm, kommt mir im Traum Mein Leben -- "Mein Leben, das ich nur zum Schein Noch habe, Seit sie ihn trugen dort hinein Zu Grabe."
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Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
Confirmed with Martin Greif Neue Lieder und Mären, Leipzig: C.F. Amelangs Verlag, 1902, page 134
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Hermann Frey (1839 - 1911), "Trauernder Flieder", appears in Neue Lieder und Mären, in Stimmen und Gestalten [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 Richard Maux (1893 - 1971), "Trauernder Flieder" [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Mourning lilac", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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