by Adolf Friedrich, Graf von Schack (1815 - 1894)
Breit' über mein Haupt dein schwarzes...
Language: German (Deutsch)
Breit' über mein Haupt dein schwarzes Haar, Neig' zu mir dein Angesicht, Da strömt in die Seele so hell und klar Mir deiner Augen Licht. Ich will nicht droben der Sonne Pracht, Noch der Sterne leuchtenden Kranz, Ich will nur deiner Locken Nacht Und deiner Blicke Glanz.
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Text Authorship:
- by Adolf Friedrich, Graf von Schack (1815 - 1894), no title, appears in Lotosblätter, in 4. Verwehte Blätter, no. 18 [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 Albert Felix, Graf Amadei (1851 - 1894), "Breit' über mein Haupt", op. 11 (Fünf Gesänge für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 4, published 1886 [ medium voice and piano ], Leipzig, Senff [sung text not yet checked]
- by Manuel M. Ponce (1883 - 1948), "Breit' über mein Haupt", 1911 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alfred von Sponer (1870 - 1945), "Breit' über mein Haupt ", op. 12 (Drei Lieder für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 3, published 1899 [ medium voice and piano ], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text not yet checked]
- by Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949), "Breit' über mein Haupt dein schwarzes Haar", op. 19 (Sechs Lieder aus "Lotosblätter" von Aldolf Friedrich Graf von Schack) no. 2, published 1888 [ high voice and piano ], München, Aibl [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Spread over my head your black hair", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Sciogli sul mio capo la tua chioma nera", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- JPN Japanese (日本語) (Naoyuki Okada) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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