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Der Strom floss, der Mond vergoss, Der Mond vergoss sein Licht Und ich vergass mich selbst Als ich so sass beim Weine. Die Vögel waren weit, Das Leid war weit, Und Menschen gab es keine.
Authorship:
- by Alfred Henschke (1890 - 1928), as Jucundus Fröhlich Klabund [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Chinese (中文) by Li-Tai-Po (701 - 762) [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Rolf Liebermann (1910 - 1999), "Selbstvergessenheit", 1945, from Chinesische Liebeslieder, no. 2. [ sung text verified 1 time]
- by Rolf Sieber , "Selbstvergessenheit" [ sung text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (John Glenn Paton) , "Self-forgetfulness", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2008-01-21
Line count: 7
Word count: 35
The river flowed, the wind poured away, the wind forgot its light, and I forgot myself while I sat with my wine. The birds were far away, sorrow was far away, and nobody was there at all.
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2018 by John Glenn Paton, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Alfred Henschke (1890 - 1928), as Jucundus Fröhlich Klabund
Based on:
- a text in Chinese (中文) by Li-Tai-Po (701 - 762) [text unavailable]
This text was added to the website: 2018-02-26
Line count: 7
Word count: 37