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by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866)

Ein Schmetterling umtanzte meine Kerze
 (Sung text for setting by R. Spring)
 Matches original text
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Ein Schmetterling umtanzte meine Kerze
Und taumelte, versengt, ins Tintenfass.
Was Wunder nun, wenn bunte Liebesscherze
Bei Kerzenschein hier blüh'n aus dunklem Nass.

Composition:

    Set to music by Rudi Spring (b. 1962), "Ein Schmetterling umtanzte meine Kerze", op. 94d no. 5 (2016) [ tenor and piano ], from Rückert-Liederbuch: Kleiner Tenorzyklus, no. 5

Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), no title, written 1821, appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in 3. Liebesfrühling, in 3. Dritter Strauß. Entfremdet [or Gemieden], no. 28, first published 1836

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Researcher for this page: Rudi Spring

This text was added to the website: 2016-06-07
Line count: 4
Word count: 23

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