by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884)
Das sterbende Kind Matches original text
Language: German (Deutsch)
Wie doch so still dir am Herzen Ruhet das Kind! Weiß nicht, wie Mutterschmerzen So herbe sind! Auf Stirn und Lippen und Wangen Ist schon vergangen Das süße Rot. Und dennoch heimlicherweise Lächelt es leise. -- Leise Küsset es der Tod!
Composition:
- Set to music by Max Reger (1873 - 1916), "Das sterbende Kind", op. 23 (Vier Lieder) no. 3 (1898) [ medium voice and piano ]
Text Authorship:
- by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), "Das sterbende Kind", appears in Jugendgedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Lübeck und Bonn
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Peter Donderwinkel , Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 11
Word count: 40