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by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914)

Leis auf zarten Füssen naht es
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  FRE
Leis auf zarten Füssen naht es,
vor dem Schlafen wie ein Fächeln:
Horch, o Seele, meines Rates,
laß dir Glück und Tröstung lächeln-:
 
Die in Liebe dir verbunden,
werden immer um dich bleiben,
werden klein und große Runden
treugesellt mir dir beschreiben.
 
Und sie werden an dir bauen,
unverwandt, wie du an ihnen, -
und, erwacht zu Einem Schauen,
werdet ihr wetteifernd dienen!

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   V. Ullmann 

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Confirmed with Christian Morgenstern, Wir fanden einen Pfad. Gedichte, München: R. Piper & Co Verlag, 1966, page 17, in section I.


Text Authorship:

  • by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), no title, appears in Wir fanden einen Pfad [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 Hilde Kocher-Klein (1894 - 1975), "Horch, o Seele", op. 70 no. 1 [ low voice and piano ], from Horch, o Seele. 5 Lieder für tiefe Stimme und Klavier, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Viktor Ullmann (1898 - 1944), "Leis' auf zarten Füßen ", op. 20 no. 3, from Geistliche Lieder, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Friedrich Wilhelm Welter (1900 - 1984), "Arie", op. 27 no. 3, published 1940 [ alto or baritone and piano ], from O Leben, Leben. Gesänge für Alt oder Bariton mit Klavier, no. 3, Berlin-Wilmersdorf, Wilke & Co.  [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Doucement, des pieds délicats", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2008-11-26
Line count: 12
Word count: 63

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