Um die Mitternacht in dem Glanz der Sterne, als ich heimwärts ging zur späten Ruh', da klang auf ein Ruf, den ich nie vergesse, da vernahm ich dich dunkle Klage du. "Vater, Vater!" rief eine Kinderstimme tief aus Traum und Schlaf, und verklang, und im fernen Land zur gleichen Stunde tausend, tausend Väter lagen starr im Sand.
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Authorship
- by Josef Luitpold Stern (1886 - 1966), as Josef Luitpold [author's text not yet checked 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 Béla Reinitz (1878 - 1943), "Vater" [ voice and piano ], from Acht Lieder, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2020-10-19
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