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by Otto Julius Bierbaum (1865 - 1910)

Über die Ferne hin
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Über die Ferne hin,
Täler hin, Berge hin,
Durch alle Tage und Nächte hin,
Sing ich zu dir, o Geliebte.
Hörst du mich?

Lausche dem Rauschen der Bäume im Regen,
Lausche dem Winde, der über die Halme
Mit dem zärtlichen Fittiche hinstreift,
Lausche dem holden Munde der Nacht;
Lausche in dich.

Lausche geschlossenen Auges, höre,
Höre dein Herz, das rauschende, höre,
Höre dein Blut: es trägt meine Stimme,
Trägt meine Liebe durch all dein Leben:
Zu dir, um dich
Tönt mein Rufen,
Tönt meine sehnsuchtsvolle Seele,
Die dich sucht.

Über die Ferne hin,
Berge hin, Täler hin,
Durch alle Tage und Nächte hin
Sing ich zu dir, o Geliebte,
Singt meine Seele zu dir.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Otto Julius Bierbaum, Gesammelte Werke. Band 1: Gedichte, München, 1921, page 199.


Text Authorship:

  • by Otto Julius Bierbaum (1865 - 1910), no title, appears in Gemma, in Zwei Liebesbriefe, no. 1 [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 Paul Dessau (1894 - 1979), "Liebesbrief", 1917 [ voice and piano ], from 2 Gesänge, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2021-01-29
Line count: 23
Word count: 114

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