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by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914)

Gleich einer versunkenen Melodie
 (Sung text for setting by M. Reger)
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT
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Gleich einer versunkenen Melodie 
hör ich vergangene Tage 
mich umklingen. 
Heiß von Thränen 
wird mir die Wange, 
und von wehmütigen Seufzern 
schluchzt mir die Brust, 
an der du -
ach Du! 
einst dein blondes, 
erglühendes Köpfchen bargst, 
o Geliebte!

Composition:

    Set to music by Max Reger (1873 - 1916), "Gleich einer versunkenen Melodie", op. 51 (Zwölf Lieder) no. 8 (1900), published 1901 [ medium voice and piano ], München, Aibl Verlag

Text Authorship:

  • by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), no title, appears in Ich und die Welt, first published 1898

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 39

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