by Theodor Storm (1817 - 1888)
Lied des Harfenmädchens See original
Language: German (Deutsch)
Heute, nur heute Bin ich so schön, Morgen, ach, morgen Muß alles vergehn! Nur diese Stunde Bist du noch mein; Sterben, ach, sterben Soll ich allein.
Note: Since this poem appears in the middle of a prose text, it could be that this is a quotation of someone else's poem, but most anthologies attribute it to Storm himself. 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 Victor Bause , "Lied des Harfenmädchens" [ voice and piano ], from 3 Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 3
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
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Peter Donderwinkel , Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 27