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by (Christian) Friedrich Hebbel (1813 - 1863)

Sommerbild
 (Sung text for setting by M. Kuile-Troxler)
 Matches original text
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
Ich sah des Sommers letzte Rose stehn,
  Sie war, als ob sie bluten könne, rot;
Da sprach ich schauernd im Vorübergehn:
  So weit im Leben, ist zu nah am Tod!

Es regte sich kein Hauch am heißen Tag,
  Nur leise strich ein weisser Schmetterling;
Doch ob auch kaum die Luft sein Flügelschlag
  Bewegte, sie empfand es und verging.

Composition:

    Set to music by Meta ter Kuile-Troxler (1895 - 1940), "Sommerbild", op. 7b (4 Lieder) no. 3, copyright © 1926 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig: Hug, also set in Italian (Italiano)

Text Authorship:

  • by (Christian) Friedrich Hebbel (1813 - 1863), "Sommerbild", appears in Gedichte, in 3. Vermischte Gedichte

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

  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Summer image", copyright ©
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Image d'été", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 61

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