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sometimes misattributed to Agnes von Calatin (1813 - 1844) and by Joseph Christian Freiherr von Zedlitz (1796 - 1869)

Getäuscht hat mich ein Schimmer
 (Sung text for setting by J. Lang)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
 ... 

Getäuscht hat mich ein Schimmer,
Der mich gelockt von fern;
Ein Irrlicht war sein Flimmer,
Ich hielt's für einen Stern! --

Confirmed with: Johann Christian Freiherr von Zedlitz, Gedichte, Stuttgart: J.G. Cotta'scher Verlag, 1859, pages 205-207.

Composition:

    Set to music by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Getäuscht hat mich ein Schimmer", 1864, published 1882, stanza 10 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, misattributed to Calatin in the score

Text Authorship:

  • sometimes misattributed to Agnes von Calatin (1813 - 1844)
  • by Joseph Christian Freiherr von Zedlitz (1796 - 1869), "Getäuschte Hoffnung"

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 40
Word count: 180

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