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by Johann Peter Eckermann (1792 - 1854)

Sehnsucht
 (Sung text for setting by F. Hensel)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Zeit meiner Kindheit,
Land süßer Träume,
ach, wie so ferne schon,
ach, wie so weit!
Glückliche Jahre,
ihr seid entschwunden;
nur die Erinn'rung
blieb mir von euch.

Als ich noch lächelnd
spielte im Sande,
als noch die Wiese war
ganz meine Welt,
ich noch nicht wusste,
was über den Bergen,
da war ich glücklich,
da war ich reich!

Sonnige Hügel,
ihr seid entschwunden!
Glückliche Heimat,
ach, ach, wie so weit!
Still und mit Sehnsucht
denk' ich hinüber;
kehrtest du wieder,
kindlicher Traum!

Composition:

    Set to music by Fanny Hensel (1805 - 1847), "Sehnsucht", H-U 141 [ voice and piano ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Peter Eckermann (1792 - 1854), "Sehnsucht"

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