by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850)
Scheideblick
Language: German (Deutsch)
Als ein unergründlich Wonnemeer Strahlte mir dein [tiefer Seelenblick;]1 Scheiden mußt' ich ohne Wiederkehr, Und ich habe scheidend all' mein Glück Still versenkt in dieses tiefe Meer.
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Confirmed with Nicolaus Lenau’s sämtliche Werke, herausgegeben von G. Emil Barthel, Leipzig: Druck und Verlag von Philipp Reclam jun., [no year], page 131.
1 Lang: "seelenvoller Blick!"Authorship
- by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), "Scheideblick", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Vermischte Gedichte [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by Carl Banck (1809 - 1889), "Scheideblick", op. 69 (Dichtungen von Lenau, für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 5, published 1878 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Felix Gotthelf (1857 - 1930), "Scheideblick", op. 4 no. 2, published 1891 [ medium voice and piano ], from Stimmungsbilder. [Vier] Lieder für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 2, Berlin, Fr. Luckhardt [sung text not yet checked]
- by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Scheideblick", op. 10 (Sechs Lieder) no. 5 (1840), published 1841 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner, also set in English [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Samuel de Lange (1840 - 1911), "Scheideblick", op. 26 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1878 [ voice and piano ], Bonn, Cohen [sung text not yet checked]
- by Oskar Merikanto (1868 - 1924), "Scheideblick", op. 7 no. 3 (1888-9) [ voice and piano ], from Liebeslieder, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wolfgang Nening (b. 1966), "Scheideblick", 1989 [ mezzo-soprano, bass, clarinet, violin, viola, piano ], from cantata Herbstlieder. Kantate nach Texten von Nikolaus Lenau, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Othmar Schoeck (1886 - 1957), "Scheideblick", WoO. 17 (1905), first performed 1996 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Walther von Troll , "Scheideblick", op. 5 (Vier Lieder für 1 hohe Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1877 [ high voice and piano ], Wien, Ludewig [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Scheideblick", 1876 [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Josephine Lang.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Glance at parting", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Regard d'adieu", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Sguardo d'addio", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
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