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Die Bilder des Lebens schwanken, Die Berge wechseln ihr Kleid, Du kommst mir nicht aus den Gedanken, Du dunkelbraunlockige Maid! Meine Augen haben die deinen, Deine die meinen gesucht, Heimlich wie unter Steinen Ein blaues Vergißmeinnicht lugt. Und als ich fuhr von hinnen, Hab' ich mich umgesehn, Dein weißes Tuch von Linnen Ließest du flatternd wehn. Die Sonne war bald verschwunden, Und nieder sank die Nacht; Hast du in ruhigen Stunden Noch einmal an mich gedacht?
Authorship
- by Julius Wolff (1834 - 1910), "Erinnerung", appears in Singuf: Rattenfängerlieder, first published 1881 [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 Karl Haine (1830 - 1910), "Erinnerung", op. 54 no. 5, published 1886 [ medium voice and piano ], from Singuf-Lieder, no. 5, Hamburg, Cranz [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich Karl Johann Hofmann (1842 - 1902), "Erinnerung ", op. 62 no. 1, published 1883 [ voice and piano ], from Singuf. Rattenfängerlieder von Julius Wolff, no. 1, Berlin, Challier & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans August Friedrich Zincke genannt Sommer (1837 - 1922), "Erinnerung ", op. 4 no. 18 (1882/83), published 1884 [ voice and piano ], from Hunold Singuf. Rattenfängerlieder nach Julius Wolff's Dichtungen, no. 18, Braunschweig, H. Litolff [sung text not yet checked]
- by Felix von Woyrsch (1860 - 1944), "Erinnerung ", op. 16 no. 9, published 1886 [ baritone and piano ], from Zehn Rattenfängerlieder aus Julius Wolff's "Singuf", no. 9, Hamburg, Niemeyer [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich Zöllner (1854 - 1941), "Erinnerung", op. 16 no. 3, published 1882 [ baritone and piano ], from Hunold Singuf. Acht neue Rattenfängerlieder von Julius Wolff, no. 3, Leipzig, Siegel [sung text not yet checked]
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- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Remembrance", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2010-02-22
Line count: 16
Word count: 76
The images of life fluctuate, The mountains change their garb, You are never out of my thoughts, You maiden with the dark brown ringlets! My eyes sought out yours, Yours sought out mine, Secretly, as under rocks A blue forget-me-not peers out. And as I departed I looked behind me, You let your white linen kerchief Flutter in the breeze. The sun had soon disappeared, Night fell; In the quiet hours Did you think of me once more?
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Julius Wolff (1834 - 1910), "Erinnerung", appears in Singuf: Rattenfängerlieder, first published 1881
This text was added to the website: 2014-06-12
Line count: 16
Word count: 78