by Adolf Wölfli (1864 - 1930)
Das Schimmern zweier Steerne
Language: German (Deutsch)
Das Schimmern zweier Steerne, in einem finstern Gang. Erblickt man aus der Feerne, Es wird mihr angst und bang. Ich schleiche auf den Zehen, heran bis an die Wand! Wo untt'r herben Weehen, ich meine Liebste fand.
Authorship:
- by Adolf Wölfli (1864 - 1930) [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 Wolfgang Michael Rihm (b. 1952), "Das Schimmern zweier Steerne", 1980-1, from Wölfli-Liederbuch, no. 4. [ sung text checked 1 time]
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