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by Else Lasker-Schüler (1869 - 1945)

Wenn du sprichst
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Wenn du sprichst,
Wacht mein buntes Herz auf.

Alle Vögel üben sich
Auf deinen Lippen.

Immerblau streut deine Stimme
Über den Weg;
Wo du erzählst, wird Himmel.

Deine Worte sind aus Lied geformt,
Ich traure, wenn du schweigst.

Singen hängt überall an dir -
Wie du wohl träumen magst?

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Text Authorship:

  • by Else Lasker-Schüler (1869 - 1945), "An den Prinzen Benjamin" [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 Dorothea Hofmann (b. 1961), "Mein buntes Herz", 2018, first performed 2019 [ mezzo-soprano and alto flute ], from Immerblau. Vier Lieder für Mezzosopran und Altflöte, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Tilo Medek (1940 - 2006), "Deine Worte sind aus Lied geformt", 1968, first performed 1969 [ medium voice and orchestra or piano ], from Meine Wunder. Acht Gesänge für mittlere Singstimme und Kammerorchester, no. 8 [sung text not yet checked]

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

This text was added to the website: 2022-05-31
Line count: 11
Word count: 48

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