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by Else Lasker-Schüler (1869 - 1945)

Eva
 (Sung text for setting by H. Daffner)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  FRE
Du hast deinen Kopf tief über mich gesenkt, 
Deinen Kopf mit den gold'nen Lenzhaaren, 
Und deine Lippen sind von rosiger Seidenweichheit, 
Wie die Blüten der Bäume Edens waren.

Und die keimende Liebe ist meine Seele. 
O, meine Seele ist das vertriebene Sehnen, 
Du zitterst vor Ahnungen 
Weißt nicht, warum deine Tränen stöhnen.

Und ich liege schwer auf deinem Leben, 
Eine tausendstämmige Erinnerung. 
Und du bist so blutjung, so adamjung... 
Du hast deinen Kopf tief über mich gesenkt --.

Composition:

    Set to music by Hugo Daffner (1882 - 1936), "Eva", op. 97 no. 1 (1923-1924) [ voice and piano ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Else Lasker-Schüler (1869 - 1945), "Eva", appears in Der siebente Tag, appears in Hebräische Balladen, no. 17, appears in Meine Wunder, Verlag für Kunst Berlin, Amelangsche Buchhandlung, first published 1905

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

  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Ève", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Johann Winkler , Karl Bellenberg [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2012-11-09
Line count: 12
Word count: 82

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