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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Erwache, Friederike!
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Erwache, Friederike,
Vertreib die Nacht,
Die einer deiner Blicke
Zum Tage macht.

Der Vögel sanft Geflüster
Ruft liebevoll,
Daß mein geliebt Geschwister
Erwachen soll.

Es zittert Morgenschimmer
Mit blödem Licht
Errötend durch dein Zimmer
Und weckt dich nicht.

Am Busen deiner Schwester,
Der für dich schlagt,
Entschläfst du immer fester,
Je mehr es tagt.

Die Nachtigall im Schlafe
Hast du versäumt;
So höre nun zur Strafe,
Was ich gereimt.

Schwer lag auf meinem Busen
Des Reimes Joch;
Die schönste meiner Musen,
Du -- schliefst ja noch.

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•   J. Görner 

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Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Erwache, Friederike ...", appears in An Friederike Brion [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 Ella Georgiyevna Adayevskaya (1846 - 1926), "Erwache, Friederike!", subtitle: "Sesenheimer Ständchen von Goethe für Gesang und Klavier", 1920, published c1923/4 [ voice and piano ], Italian title and incipit: "Ti desta, Friederike!" ; Selbstverlag [self-published (or financed)] by Breitkopf and Härtel in Leipzig [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Ella Georgiyevna Adayevskaya (1846 - 1926), "Erwache, Friederike!", subtitle: "Sesenheimer Ständchen von Goethe für Gesang und Klavier", 1921, published c1923/4 [ voice, flute, and harp ], Italian title and incipit: "Ti desta, Friederike!" ; Selbstverlag [self-published (or financed)] by Breitkopf and Härtel in Leipzig [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Ella Georgiyevna Adayevskaya (1846 - 1926), "Erwache, Friederike!", subtitle: "Sesenheimer Ständchen von Goethe für Gesang und Klavier", 1921, published c1923/4 [ voice, flute, and piano ], lost; Italian title and incipit: "Ti desta, Friederike!" ; Selbstverlag [self-published (or financed)] by Breitkopf and Härtel in Leipzig [sung text not yet checked]

The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:
  • by Johann Valentin Görner (1702 - 1762), "Erwache, Friederike", 1744
    • View the full text. [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2008-11-23
Line count: 24
Word count: 85

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