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by Else Lasker-Schüler (1869 - 1945)

Mein Lied
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Schlafend fällt das nächtliche Laub,
O, du stiller dunkelster Wald ....

Kommt das Licht mit dem Himmel,
Wie soll ich wach werden?
Überall wo ich gehe,
Rauscht ein dunkler Wald;

Und bin doch dein spielender Herzschelm, Erde,
Denn mein Herz murmelt das Lied
Moosalter Bäche der Wälder.

Confirmed with Else Lasker-Schüler, Gesammelte Gedichte, Leipzig, Verlag der Weißen Bücher, 1917, page 118. Note: dedicated to "Meinem gefallenen, lieben Krieger Georg Trakl"


Text Authorship:

  • by Else Lasker-Schüler (1869 - 1945), "Mein Lied", appears in Die Nächte Tino von Bagdads [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 Karl Bellenberg (b. 1944), "Mein Lied", 1964, first performed 1964 [ baritone and harp ], from Lieder zur Harfe, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Wilhelm Fehres (1901 - 1991), "Mein Lied", 1959 [ alto and piano ], from Wie soll ich dich rufen? Fünf Lieder, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Walter Steffens (b. 1934), "Mein Lied", op. 68 no. 1 (1993), first performed 1997 [ women's chorus and harp ], from Klagegestein nach Gedichten von Else Lasker-Schüler für Harfe und 9-stg. Frauenchor, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Sybil Westendorp (1910 - 1999), "Mein Lied", 1980 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

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This text was added to the website: 2022-05-22
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