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by Else Lasker-Schüler (1869 - 1945)

Wenn wir uns ansehn
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Wenn wir uns ansehn,
Blühn unsere Augen.

Und wie wir staunen
Vor unseren Wundern – nicht?
Und alles wird so süß.

Von Sternen sind wir eingerahmt
Und flüchten aus der Welt.

Ich glaube wir sind Engel.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Else Lasker-Schüler, Gesammelte Gedichte, Leipzig, Verlag der Weißen Bücher, 1917, page 159.


Text Authorship:

  • by Else Lasker-Schüler (1869 - 1945), "An den Gralprinzen" [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 Peter Bares (1936 - 2014), "An den Gralprinzen", op. 374 (1964), first performed 1964 [ baritone and harp ], from Lieder zur Harfe, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Fritz Christian Gerhard (1911 - 1993), "An den Gralprinzen", 1991, first performed 1992 [ soprano and piano ], from Zwei Tristan-Lieder für Sopran und Klavier, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Gerhard Lampersberg (1928 - 2002), "An den Gralprinzen", 1963-1974 [ voice and piano ], from Tristan. Fünf Lieder für Singstimme und Klavier, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Edvard Moritz (1891 - 1974), "Wenn wir uns ansehn", op. 24 no. 1 (1925) [ soprano and orchestra ], from Die Lieder an Tristan, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Alexander Wagendristel (b. 1965), "Wenn wir uns ansehn", op. 74 no. 3 (1998) [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Drei Liebeslieder für Mezzosopran und Klavier , no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Sybil Westendorp (1910 - 1999), "Wenn wir uns ansehn", 1979 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Martin Wistinghausen (b. 1979), "An den Gralprinzen", first performed 2004 [ soprano and piano ], from Fünf Lieder für Sopran und Klavier, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Erna Woll (1917 - 2005), "Wenn wir uns ansehn", 1987 [ mixed chorus a cappella ], from Hab' ein einzig' Leben nur. Chorzyklus für gemischten Stimmen, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Karl Bellenberg [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2022-05-21
Line count: 8
Word count: 36

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