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sometimes misattributed to August Heinrich Julius Lafontaine (1758 - 1831) and by Christoph August Tiedge (1752 - 1841)

Sehnsucht nach Ruhe
 (Sung text for setting by E. Moór)
 Matches original text
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Fließ' hinab, mein stilles Leben!
Hier ist nicht das Thal der Ruh;
Trüb' und schleichend zitterst du,
Von Cypressennacht umgeben,
Deinem Wasserfalle zu.
Fließ', o fließ' hinab, mein Leben,
Wo die Segnungen der Ruh'
Um ein still'res Ufer schweben!
Fließ', o fließ' hinab, mein Leben!
Dort, wie still! Was zögerst du?

Composition:

    Set to music by Emanuel Moór (1863 - 1931), "Sehnsucht nach Ruhe", op. 13 (Sechzehn Lieder) no. 8, published 1890 [ voice and piano ], Mainz, Schott

Text Authorship:

  • sometimes misattributed to August Heinrich Julius Lafontaine (1758 - 1831)
  • by Christoph August Tiedge (1752 - 1841), "Sehnsucht nach Ruhe"

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Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 10
Word count: 52

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