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Im Walde, da flüstern Die Bäume so bang, Und der Wind streicht so scheu An den Hängen entlang, Und die Sonne am Himmel, Die leuchtet so roth -- O weh meiner Seele Mein Liebster ist todt.
Authorship
- by Anna (Nuhn) Ritter (1865 - 1921), "Schlimme Zeichen", appears in Nach Jahren, no. 36 [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 Walter Courvoisier (1875 - 1931), "Schlimme Zeichen", op. 6 (Sechs Lieder) no. 4 (1903-4). [voice and piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by Louise Pauline Marie Héritte-Viardot (1841 - 1918), "Schlimme Zeichen", published 1998 [voice and piano], from Sieben Lieder, no. 4, Bryn Mawr, PA: Hildegard Publishing Company [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
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- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Mauvais signe", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2011-07-07
Line count: 8
Word count: 35
Dans la forêt chuchotent Les arbres si effrayants Et le vent si farouche passe Le long des versants, Et au ciel le soleil Brille si rouge. Ô, malheur à mon âme, Mon bien-aimé est mort.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2018 by Pierre Mathé, (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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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Anna (Nuhn) Ritter (1865 - 1921), "Schlimme Zeichen", appears in Nach Jahren, no. 36
This text was added to the website: 2018-04-08
Line count: 8
Word count: 35