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by Gustav Kastropp (1844 - 1925)

Die Wolken jagen am Himmelszelt
 (Sung text for setting by F. Weingartner)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Die Wolken jagen am Himmelszelt,
Vom Blitz erhellt,
Und durch die dumpfe, schwüle Nacht
Der Donner kracht,
Doch Meeres Grollen,
Des Sturmes Schwall,
Des Donners Rollen,
Das Heulen der Elemente all
Wird übertönt,
Wird überlacht
Von jenem Wort
Das mich so elend macht --
"Vergiß mich, Harold!"

Composition:

    Set to music by Felix Paul Weingartner (1863 - 1942), "Die Wolken jagen am Himmelszelt", published 1890 [ voice and piano ], from Harold. Eine Folge von neun Gesängen aus Kastropp's lyrischer Rhapsodie "König Elf's Lieder" , no. 7, Mannheim, Heckel

Text Authorship:

  • by Gustav Kastropp (1844 - 1925), no title, appears in König Elfs Lieder, in 3. Dritter Teil. Untreue, no. 69, first published 1875

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The clouds race across the canopy of heaven", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2010-03-11
Line count: 13
Word count: 48

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