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by Manfred Kyber (1880 - 1933)

Es singen süße Sagen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Es singen süße Sagen
in meinem seltnen Lied,
sie klingen und sie klagen
so jubeljung und müd.

Und fragst du, wo sie schliefen,
eh’ sie mein Lied gegrüßt —
aus deiner Seele Tiefen
hab ich sie wachgeküßt.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Manfred Kyber, Der Schmied vom Eiland, Stuttgart / Heilbronn, Walter Seifert, Verlag, 1922, page 77.


Text Authorship:

  • by Manfred Kyber (1880 - 1933), no title, appears in Der Schmied vom Eiland, first published 1902 [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 Willy Hess (1906 - 1997), "Widmung", op. 12 no. 1 (1937-1938), published 1957 [ voice and piano ], from Seelengarten : Zwölf Lieder und Gesänge mit Klavierbegleitung, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Harry Joelson

This text was added to the website: 2020-01-06
Line count: 8
Word count: 37

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