by Karl Friedrich Henckell (1864 - 1929)
Language: German (Deutsch)
Schwebe, du Schmetterling, Schwebe vorbei! Leben ist leichtes Ding, Fühlst du dich frei. Leben ist Windeshauch, Welt ist wie Gras, Säuseln im Haselstrauch, Elfischer Spaß. Rot ist das Heidekraut, Grün ist der Klee, Himmel, so weit er blaut, Goldheller See. Schwebe, du Schmetterling, Schwebe vorbei! Über die Blumen schwing Hoch dich, juchhei!
Composition:
- Set to music by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), no title, 2009 [ soprano and piano ], from Schmetterlingslieder, no. 2
Text Authorship:
- by Karl Friedrich Henckell (1864 - 1929), no title, appears in Schmetterlingslieder, no. 2
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Volette, papillon", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2007-07-06
Line count: 16
Word count: 53