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by Albert Sergel (1876 - 1946)

Einsam bin ich
 (Sung text for setting by A. Wallnöfer)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Einsam bin ich, 
und meine Seele dürstet
nach einem grossen, wunderbaren Glück,
das ich in Fernen, weiten Fernen ahne.
Bald wird es kommen,
wird seine Hände auf das Haupt mir legen,
mit grossen Augen leuchtend vor mir stehn . .
Bin ich dann noch so jung, das Glück zu fassen,
bin . . mutlos ich und müd und alt geworden?
Kommt es . . zu spät . . ?
Die Einsamkeit schleicht träge um mich her,
und meine Seele dürstet
nach dem Glück . . .

Composition:

    Set to music by Adolf Wallnöfer (1854 - 1946), "Einsam bin ich", op. 92 (Vier Gesänge) no. 2

Text Authorship:

  • by Albert Sergel (1876 - 1946), "Einsam bin ich . .", appears in Sehnen und Suchen: Gedichte, in Einkehr und Wende, in Einsame Wege

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "I am lonely . .", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2023-02-24
Line count: 13
Word count: 86

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