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by Else Lasker-Schüler (1869 - 1945)

Es brennt die Kerze auf meinen Tisch
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Es brennt die Kerze auf meinen Tisch
Für meine Mutter die ganze Nacht --
Für meine Mutter... 

Mein Herz brennt unter dem Schulterblatt
Die ganze Nacht
Für meine Mutter...

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Text Authorship:

  • by Else Lasker-Schüler (1869 - 1945), "Meine Mutter", appears in Mein blaues Klavier, first published 1943 [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 Luna Alcalay (1928 - 2012), "Es brennt die Kerze auf meinen Tisch", 1978 [ mixed chorus and strings ], from Tre canzone semplice für gemischten Chor und Streichtrio, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Laurent Cuniot (b. 1957), "Meine Mutter", 2001 [ mixed chorus and instrumental ensemble ], from Ihm, eine Hymne pour 6 voix et 7 instruments, no. 6, Paris, G. Billaudot [sung text not yet checked]
  • by George Dreyfus (b. 1928), "Meine Mutter", 2005, first performed 2005 [ female voice, mixed chorus a cappella ], from Else. Für Frauenstimme und gemischten Chor a cappella, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Max Ettinger (1874 - 1951), "Meine Mutter", 1945 [ voice and piano or harpsichord or organ ], from Drei Lieder für Singstimme und Tasteninstrument, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Ferdinand Henkemeyer (1928 - 2015), "Meine Mutter", 1995, first performed 1996 [ soprano, alto, reciter, women's chorus, instrumental ensemble ], from »Wandelhin – Taumelher«. Zyklus für Sopran, Alt, Sprecherin, Frauenchor und Instrumental-Ensemble, no. 17 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Eric Mayr (b. 1962), "Meine Mutter", 2021, first performed 2022 [ soprano and piano ], from Mein blaues Klavier, 32 Lieder für Sopran und Klavier, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Leo Nadelmann (1913 - 1998), "Meine Mutter", 1968 [ soprano and piano or orchestra ], from Mein blaues Klavier: Ein Requiem für Else Lasker-Schüler. Fünf Lieder für Sopran und Klavier, no. 2, Zürich; Wien: Universal Editions [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Dieter Schnebel (1930 - 2018), "Meine Mutter", 1994/2006 [ voice and piano ], from Lasker-Schüler-Lieder, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Christian Immo Schneider (b. 1935), "Meine Mutter", 1986/2005 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from 54 Lieder für Mezzosopran und Klavier, no. 37 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Sybil Westendorp (1910 - 1999), "Meine Mutter" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Alfons Karl Zwicker (b. 1952), "Es brennt die Kerze auf meinem Tisch", 2008, first performed 2009 [ alto and piano ], from Dem heiligsten Stern über mir (2008). Liederzyklus nach fünf Texten von Else Lasker-Schüler für Alt und Klavier unter Verwendung eines Gebetes in hebräischer Sprache, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]

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This text was added to the website: 2020-06-22
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