by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914)
Language: German (Deutsch)
Und werden wir uns nie besitzen, so will ich Deinen Namen doch ins Holz der Weltenesche schnitzen, ein Zeugnis fernstem Volke noch. So sollen tausend Herzen lesen, die gern ein kleines Lied beglückt, was Du dem Einsamen gewesen, wie Du ihn innerlichst entzückt.
Composition:
- Set to music by Yrjö Henrik Kilpinen (1892 - 1959), "Kleines Lied", op. 61 no. 2, published 1928 [ voice and piano ], from Lieder der Liebe II, no. 2, also set in Finnish (Suomi)
Text Authorship:
- by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), no title
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Little song", copyright © 2016
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Jamais nous ne nous posséderons", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Melanie Trumbull
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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