by Johann Gottfried Herder (1744 - 1803)
Ein Traum, ein Traum ist unser Leben
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ITA
Ein Traum, ein Traum ist unser Leben auf Erden hier. Wie Schatten auf den Wogen schweben und schwinden wir. Und messen unsre trägen Tritte nach Raum und Zeit. Und sind - und wissen's nicht - in Mitte der Ewigkeit.
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ferenc Farkas (1905 - 2000), "Ein Traum", 1980, copyright © 1984 [ four-part mixed chorus ], from Heide-Skizzen, no. 1, Robitschek, AR 8551 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ernst Pepping (1901 - 1981), "Unser Leben", 1946, published 1949 [ voice and piano ], from Haus- und Trostbuch, no. 32 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Claus Swienty , "Ein Traum" [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Felix Wolfes (1892 - 1971), "Ein Traum ist unser Leben", 1956 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hermann Karl Josef Zilcher (1881 - 1948), "Ein Traum ist unser Leben", op. 109 no. 3 [ 2 voices, 2 harmonicas ], from Fünf Duette für zwei Singstimmen und zwei Mundharmonikas in C, no. 3, confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
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- Also set in English, a translation by Bertram Kottmann , "Our life is but a dream, and dreaming", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission ; composed by Gary Bachlund.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Sogno, soltanto sogno è l'esistenza", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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