sometimes misattributed to Franz Xaver Freiherr von Schlechta (1796 - 1875) and by Ernestine von Krosigk (1767 - 1843)
Aus Diego Manzanares. Almerine See original
Language: German (Deutsch)
Wo irr'st Du durch einsame Schatten der Nacht?
Wo bist Du mein Leben, mein Glück?
Schon sind die Gestirne der Nacht
Aus thauenden Wolken erwacht,
Und ach, der Geliebte kehrt noch nicht zurück!
...
The poem is the song of Almerine, a central character in the novella "Diego Manzanares" by Ernestine von Krosigk, geb. Krüger (pages 47-82 of the above source). The text has long been misattributed to Franz von Schlechta, and the names have been misspelled "Ilmerine" and "Diego Manazares".
Composition:
- Set to music by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Aus Diego Manzanares. Almerine", alternate title: "Aus Diego Manazares. Ilmerine", D 458 (1816), published 1872, stanza 1 [ voice, piano ]
Text Authorship:
- sometimes misattributed to Franz Xaver Freiherr von Schlechta (1796 - 1875)
- by Ernestine von Krosigk (1767 - 1843), no title, first published 1805
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Uit 'Diego Manzanares': Ilmerine", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Ilmerine", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Richard Morris , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 96