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by Heinrich Stieglitz (1801 - 1849)

Der verschmachtende Pilger
 (Sung text for setting by C. Loewe)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
 ... 

   Einmal Mekka noch zu sehen,
War mein Wunsch, bevor ich sterbe,
Dann wollt' ich als Mahoms Erbe
Ein in seine Pforten gehen.

   Doch die müden Kräfte sinken,
Ruhe sucht' ich, kann nicht weiter,
Ferne dort ziehn die Begleiter,
Mekka's heil'ge Luft zu trinken. -- --

   Ist die Seele schon geschieden
Von dem müden Erdenstaube? --
Allah, deine Schattenlaube
Sendet Kühlung mir und Frieden."

Composition:

    Set to music by Carl Loewe (1796 - 1869), "Der verschmachtende Pilger", op. 10 (Wanderbilder aus Arabien), Heft 1 no. 2 (1833), published 1834, stanzas 3-5 [ voice and piano ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Heinrich Stieglitz (1801 - 1849), "Der Verschmachtende", appears in Bilder des Orients

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 20
Word count: 100

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