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by Else Lasker-Schüler (1869 - 1945)

Die Tänzerin Wally
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Sie wandelt an den Nachmittagen
Durch ihrer Gartengänge grüne Heiligensagen
Von frommer Dämmerung ins Himmelreich getragen.

Die Bibelfrauen: ihre Feen .....
Sie hört wie sie vom Leiden der Propheten klagen,
Die schon im Weltenanfang sahn die Welt verwehen.

Sie aber lernte auf den Spitzen ihrer Füsse stehen
Von den Zypressen, die das Weltenende überragen.
Zu einem sanften Tanze hebt sich leicht ihr Gehen.

Zwei weisse Schäferhunde folgen ihren Wagen,
Erzählen ihre Gliederweisen uns vom höheren Geschehen.

Text Authorship:

  • by Else Lasker-Schüler (1869 - 1945), "Die Tänzerin Wally", appears in Mein blaues Klavier, 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 Eric Mayr (b. 1962), "Die Tänzerin Wally", 2021, first performed 2022 [ soprano and piano ], from Mein blaues Klavier, 32 Lieder für Sopran und Klavier, no. 12 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Sybil Westendorp (1910 - 1999), "Die Tänzerin Wally", 1980 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

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This text was added to the website: 2022-06-04
Line count: 11
Word count: 76

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