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by Stefan George (1868 - 1933)

So ich traurig bin
 (Sung text for setting by A. Webern)
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
So ich traurig bin
Weiß ich nur ein ding:
Ich denke mich bei dir
Und singe dir ein lied.

Fast vernehme ich dann
Deiner stimme klang ·
Ferne singt sie nach
Und minder wird mein gram.

Composition:

    Set to music by Anton von Webern (1883 - 1945), "So ich traurig bin", op. 4 (Fünf Lieder nach Gedichten von Stefan George) no. 4 (1908-9)

Text Authorship:

  • by Stefan George (1868 - 1933), no title, appears in Das Buch der Sagen und Sänge, in Sänge eines fahrenden Spielmanns, no. 5

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "When I am sad", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Jakob Kellner , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 36

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