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by Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874)

Ich war ein Blatt an grünem Baum
 (Sung text for setting by E. d'Albert)
 Matches original text
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT
Ich war ein Blatt an grünem Baum,
  Von Lüften lind umfangen,
Und bin im Wind, im Wellenschaum
      Vergangen.

Ich war ein Licht, gab hellen Schein 
  Und sprühte goldne Funken;
Im Dunkel ist die Flamme mein
      Versunken.

Ich war ein Hauch, ich war ein Ton
  Von Lust und Schmerz durchdrungen;
Nun ist es still, nun bin ich schon
      Verklungen.

Composition:

    Set to music by Eugen (Francis Charles) d'Albert (1864 - 1932), "Ich war ein Blatt an grünem Baum", op. 9 (Fünf Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1889 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote & Bock

Text Authorship:

  • by Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874), no title

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Jo era una fulla en el verd d'un arbre", copyright © 2013, (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: 12
Word count: 59

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