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by Heinrich Leuthold (1827 - 1879)

Klage
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Seit ich ein Mal dich umfangen,
Bin ich nur noch mehr verwaist;
    Ach! vergebens
    In des Lebens
Wirbel stürz' ich, denn gefangen
Hält dein Zauber meinen Geist.

Oft in ungestümem Sehnen
Heben meine Schwingen sich;
    Doch mit leisen
    Schlägen Kreisen
Wie ein Zug von wilden Schwänen
Die Gedanken nur um dich!

Ob mich auch die Welt entsagen,
Die Vernunft entsagen heißt,
    Eine Brücke
    Meinem Glücke
Pflegen Träume Nachts zu schlagen,
Bis der Tag den Wahn zerreißt.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Heinrich Leuthold (1827 - 1879), "Klage", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Vermischte Gedichte [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 Hans Jelmoli (1877 - 1936), "Klage" [ bass or baritone and piano ], from Zwei Lieder, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Ferdinand Schilling (1849 - 1930), "Klage", op. 33 (Drei Gedichte für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianofortebleitung) no. 2, published 1889 [ medium voice and piano ], Frankfurt a/M., Steyl & Thomas [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2012-04-30
Line count: 18
Word count: 77

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