Espenbaum, dein Laub blickt weiß ins Dunkel. Meiner Mutter Haar ward nimmer weiß. Löwenzahn, so grün ist die Ukraine. Meine blonde Mutter kam nicht heim. Regenwolke, säumst du an den Brunnen? Meine leise Mutter weint für alle. Runder Stern, du schlingst die goldne Schleife. Meiner Mutter Herz ward wund von Blei. Eichne Tür, wer hob dich aus den Angeln? Meine sanfte Mutter kann nicht kommen.
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Text Authorship:
- by Paul Antschel (1920 - 1970), as Paul Celan, "Espenbaum" [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 Nikolaus Schapfl (b. 1963), "Espenbaum", published 1995, first performed 1994 [ soprano and piano ], from Liederzyklus »Wandlung«. Ich gehöre meinem Geliebten. . . 20 Lieder für Sopran und Klavier, no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2022-06-02
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