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by Felix Biedermann (1870 - 1928), as Felix Dörmann

Wenn Gespenster auferstehn
 (Sung text for setting by A. Berg)
 Matches original text
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT ENG FRE
Sieh! Du mußt es mir vergeben, 
Wenn ich manchmal schroff und hart: 
Toll und traurig war mein Leben 
Eine wüste Pilgerfahrt 

Schwer hab' ich nach Haus gefunden, 
Bitter musst' ich irre geh'n, 
Und ich kenne Stunden ... Stunden, 
Wo Gespenster aufersteh'n.

Composition:

    Set to music by Alban Maria Johannes Berg (1885 - 1935), "Wenn Gespenster auferstehn", 1904-5 [ voice and piano ], from Jugendlieder, Vol. I (1901-04), no. 21

Text Authorship:

  • by Felix Biedermann (1870 - 1928), as Felix Dörmann, "Confiteor", appears in Sensationen, first published 1897

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Manuel Capdevila i Font) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Quand les fantômes ressuscitent", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2011-06-03
Line count: 8
Word count: 40

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