by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862)
Language: German (Deutsch)
Gestorben war ich Vor Liebeswonne; Begraben lag ich In ihren Armen; Erwecket ward ich Von ihren Küßen; Den Himmel sah ich In ihren Augen.
Composition:
- Set to music by Ludvig Norman (1831 - 1885), "Seliger Tod", op. 13 no. 3 (1850), published 1861, from Åtta smärre sånger vid pianoforte = Eight Small Pieces at the Pianoforte, no. 3, also set in Swedish (Svenska)
Text Authorship:
- by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862), "Seliger Tod", appears in Lieder
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Bienheureuse mort", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- RUS Russian (Русский) (Mikhail Larionovich Mikhailov) , "Блаженная смерть", first published 1862
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Wilson Hidalgo) , "Yo había muerto", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Word count: 24