by Gustav Falke (1853 - 1916)
Language: German (Deutsch)
Der Mond scheint auf mein Lager, Ich schlafe nicht, Meine gefalteten Hände sie ruhen In seinem Licht. Meine Seele ist still, sie kehrte Von Gott zurück, Und mein Herz hat nur einen Gedanken: Dich und dein Glück.
Composition:
- Set to music by Margarete Schweikert (1887 - 1957), "Fromm", op. 5 (Fünf Gedichte von Gustav Falke) no. 2 (1909), published 1913 [ voice and piano ], München, Wunderhorn-Verlag
Text Authorship:
- by Gustav Falke (1853 - 1916), "Fromm", appears in Mit dem Leben. Neue Gedichte, in Eine Liebe
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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 (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English [singable] (Jethro Rithell) , "Devout", first published 1909
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Pieux", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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