Nimm einen Strahl der Sonne,
Vom Abendstern das Licht,
Die Feuerglut des Aetna,
Die aus der Lava bricht:

[Du hast, was mich erwärmet
Was mich erhebt und verklärt,]1
Und was mein inn'res Leben
Bis in den Tod verzehrt!

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Confirmed with K. Herloßsohn's Gesammelte Schriften. Erste Gesammtausgabe. Band XI. Buch der Lieder, Prag: Verlag von J. L. Kober, 1868, page 203.

¹ Liszt: "Du hast, was mich erhellt/ Und mich erwärmt und mich verklärt, -"

Text Authorship:

• by (Borromäus Sebastian Georg) Karl Reginald Herloß (1804 - 1849), as Karl Herloss, "Ihr Auge" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
• sometimes misattributed to Ludwig Rellstab (1799 - 1860)

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

• by Franz (Ferenc) Liszt (1811 - 1886), "Ihr Auge", alternate title: "Nimm einen Strahl der Sonne", S. 310 (1843-9), published 1860 [ mezzo-soprano or baritone and piano ], Leipzig, Kahnt [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

• ENG English [singable] (Charles Fonteyn Manney) , "Take of the sun its radiance", first published 1911
• FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

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