by Theodor Storm (1817 - 1888)
Lied des Harfenmädchens Matches original text
Language: German (Deutsch)
Heute, nur heute bin ich so schön, morgen, ach, morgen muß alles vergeh'n! Nur diese Stunden bist du noch mein; sterben, ach, sterben soll ich allein.
Note: Reger SW lists this as "Dichter[in] unbekannt" (unknown poet). The text is sometimes included in anthologies as "Lied des Harfenmädchens"
Composition:
- Set to music by Franz (August Julius) Schreker (1878 - 1934), "Lied des Harfenmädchens", op. 7 (Acht Lieder) no. 8 (1900?)
Text Authorship:
- by Theodor Storm (1817 - 1888), no title, appears in Immensee, in Da stand das Kind am Wege
See other settings of this text.
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "Today, just for today", written 2011, copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Aujourd'hui, juste aujourd'hui", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Peter Donderwinkel
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 26