by Helene Tiedemann (18?? - 1907), as Leon Vandersee
Durch hohe Kirchenfenster
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG
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Durch hohe Kirchenfenster flutet hell und klar Das Sonnenlicht, Ein Strahl umflimmert golden meiner Liebsten Haar Und Angesicht. Sie selber hält in frommer Andacht tief gesenkt, Das junge Haupt; Ob ihr der Himmel gnädig wohl den Frieden schenkt, Den sie mir raubt?
Text Authorship:
- by Helene Tiedemann (18?? - 1907), as Leon Vandersee [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 Berta Bock (1857 - 1945), "Durch hohe Kirchenfenster", op. 9 no. 5, published c1910 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig: Fritz Schuberth Jr. [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Through high church windows", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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