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by Else Lasker-Schüler (1869 - 1945)

Dem Verklärten
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Ach bitter und karg war mein Brot,
Verblichen –
Das Gold meiner Wangen Bernstein.

In die Höhlen schleiche ich
Mit den Pantern
In der Nacht.

So bange mir in der Dämmerungweh .....
Legen sich auch schlafen
Die Sterne auf meine Hand.

Du staunst über ihr Leuchten –
Doch fremd dir die Not
Meiner Einsamkeit.

Es erbarmen sich auf den Gassen
Die wilden Tiere meiner.
Ihr Heulen endet in Liebesklängen.

Du aber wandelst entkommen dem Irdischen
Um den Sinai lächelnd verklärt –
Fremdfern vorüber meiner Welt.

Text Authorship:

  • by Else Lasker-Schüler (1869 - 1945), "Dem Verklärten", appears in Mein blaues Klavier, in An ihn, first published 1943 [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 Sharon Eitan (b. 1961), "Dem Verklärten", 1992 [ soprano and piano ], from Else Lasker-Schüler Song Cycle, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Konrad Hupfer (b. 1935), "Dem Verklärten", 1977, first performed 1995 [ voice and instrumental ensemble ], from Singe, Eva, dein banges Lied. Zyklus für Tänzerin und Tänzer, Sprech- / Singstimme und Kammerensemble, no. 8 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Eric Mayr (b. 1962), "Dem Verklärten", 2021, first performed 2022 [ soprano and piano ], from Mein blaues Klavier, 32 Lieder für Sopran und Klavier, no. 23 [sung text not yet checked]

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

This text was added to the website: 2022-05-24
Line count: 18
Word count: 85

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