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by Gisela von Berger (1878 - 1961)

Der Alte
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Heut' kommst du behaglich zu breitem Besuch
schon Nachmittag früh in mein Zimmer
im Urväterröcklein von festlichem Tuch,
alt, heiter und gütig wie immer.

Du rauchst und du plauderst mit fröhlichem Mut,
mir freundlich die Zeit zu vertreiben,
und ich hab' dich so lieb, und du meinst es so gut,
und ich bitte dich selber zu bleiben.

Und scherzend erzählst du mir allerlei
und siehst nicht, wie traurig ich träume,
und drüben im Park geht mein Liebster vorbei,
und du weißt nicht, wie viel ich versäume.

Text Authorship:

  • by Gisela von Berger (1878 - 1961) [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 Mathilde von Kralik (1857 - 1944), "Der Alte", 1925 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2024-10-25
Line count: 12
Word count: 86

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