by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914)
Singende Flammen
Language: German (Deutsch)
Zwei Flammen steigen schlank empor in stiller, weißer Wacht, sie singen einen leisen Chor empor zur Nacht,z ur Nacht. Zwiefacher Liebe Dankgebeter tönt in zarter Pracht, der Erde Doppelseele weht empor zur Nacht, zur Nacht.
Text Authorship:
- by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914) [author's text not yet checked 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 Walter John Alexander Freymann (1866 - 1945), "Singende Flammen", 1930 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Herzenslieder, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by James Martin Simon (1880 - 1944), "Singende Flammen", op. 43 (Sechs Lieder) no. 1 (1934) [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
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