by Richard von Kralik (1852 - 1934)
Ist's das Sehnen, oder zwang mich der...
Language: German (Deutsch)
Ist's das Sehnen, oder zwang mich [der Wein]1? War's das Wachen, oder sollt' es Mühe sein? Bin ich von Geistern umwittert, besessen vom Bösen, dass meine Hand zittert und meine Knie sich lösen?
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Richard Kralik, Büchlein der Unweisheit, Vienna City library.
1 M. von Kralik: "die Pein"Text Authorship:
- by Richard von Kralik (1852 - 1934), no title, appears in Büchlein der Unweisheit [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 Mathilde von Kralik (1857 - 1944), no title, published 1894 [ voice and piano ], from Büchlein der Unweisheit, no. 19, Wien : Albert J. Gutmann [sung text checked 1 time]
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