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© by Klaus Miehling (b. 1963)

Der verlorene Schlüssel
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Meine Brust umschließt ein Band,
So fest, als wär‘s aus Eisen schwer;
Und wenn ich es zerreißen möcht‘,
So zieht sich‘s enger mehr und mehr.
 
Wer vermag es nur zu lösen?
Sieh, es ist ein Schloss am Band!
Und ich bin mir ganz gewiss:
Der Schlüssel ist in Deiner Hand.
 
„Ach, der Schlüssel ist verloren –
Glaube mir, es tut mir leid!
Das Band, es mag von selbst sich lösen
Irgendwann, in ferner Zeit.“

Text Authorship:

  • by Klaus Miehling (b. 1963), "Der verlorene Schlüssel", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission [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 Klaus Miehling (b. 1963), "Der verlorene Schlüssel", op. 303 no. 3 (2019) [ voice and piano ], from Vier Lieder nach eigenen Texten, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Dr. Klaus Miehling

This text was added to the website: 2019-11-04
Line count: 12
Word count: 74

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