by Paul Wertheimer (1874 - 1937)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Hände, viele Hände
Über der Heide schweben,
Die unsichtbar, ohn' Ende
Am Tuch der Thränen weben.

Die grauen Fäden gleiten,
damit es ewig hält,
Die Geisterhände breiten
Allnacht es über die Welt. --

Composition:

    Set to music by Joseph Marx (1882 - 1964), "Tuch der Tränen", 1904, published 1912 [ high voice and piano ], in Lieder und Gesänge, II. Folge, Nr.12

Text Authorship:

  • by Paul Wertheimer (1874 - 1937), "Tuch der Tränen", first published 1904

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Cloth of tears", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2017-02-21
Line count: 8
Word count: 35