by Justinus (Andreas Christian) Kerner (1786 - 1862)
Das Gewicht See original
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG
Was in stiller Mitternacht, Wenn die Erde ringsum schlief, Mir oft aus dem Herzen tief Lieder hat hervorgebracht, War des Lebens Schwere nur, Die mir oft am Herze zieht, Wie's Gewicht zieht an der Uhr, Bis sie flötet laut ein Lied.
Composition:
- Set to music by Rudolf Leberl (1884 - 1952), "Das Gewicht", op. 22 (Zehn Lieder zur Gitarre nach Gedichten von Justinus Kerner) no. 7 (1925), published 2006 [ voice and guitar ], Frankfurt am Main: Laurentius-Musikverlag
Text Authorship:
- by Justinus (Andreas Christian) Kerner (1786 - 1862), "Das Gewicht", appears in Gedichte, in Die lyrischen Gedichte, first published 1845
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- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The Weight", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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