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by Else Lasker-Schüler (1869 - 1945)

Ein Engel schreitet unsichtbar durch...
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Ein Engel schreitet unsichtbar durch unsere Stadt,
Zu sammeln Liebe für den Heimgekehrten,
Der noch den Nächsten – über sich – geliebet hat. –

Schon eine Träne für den Liebenswerten, 
Ein Auge, das für seine Seele leuchtet, 
Ein reines Wort, von deines Mundes rotem Blatt –

Für ihn, dem alle Sorgen ihr gebeichtet; 
In seinem herben Tröste lag schon seine Tat.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Else Lasker-Schüler (1869 - 1945), no title, appears in Konzert, first published 1932 [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 Sofia Gubaidulina (1931 - 2025), "Ein Engel...", 1994 [ alto and contrabass ] [sung text checked 1 time]

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

This text was added to the website: 2022-05-26
Line count: 8
Word count: 61

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