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by Johannes Daniel Falk (1768 - 1826)

Thoms saß am hallenden See
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Thoms saß am hallenden See;
Ihm that es am Herzen so weh.
Da klagten der Nachtigall Töne:
Helene!
Helene!
So klagte der Nachhall am See.

Thoms saß am hallenden See:
Ihm that es am Herzen so weh!
Da sangen ein Klaglied die Schwäne:
Helene!
Helene!
Antworteten Winde vom See.

Thoms saß am hallenden See,
Verblasst ist die Wange zu Schnee
Versiegt ist die brennende Thräne,
Helene!
Helene!
Rief dumpf aus den Tiefen die See.

Ich folg', o hallender See!
O kühle das brennende Weh,
Ob lachend die Welt es verhöhne:
Helene!
Helene!
Rief leise verhallend der See.

Wer wankt so spät an dem See,
Und seufzt, o weh mir, o weh!
Wen suchest Du, einsame Schöne?
Helene!
Helene!
Such' Thoms in dem hallenden See!

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Confirmed with Poetischer Hausschatz des deutschen Volkes, Leipzig 1849


Text Authorship:

  • by Johannes Daniel Falk (1768 - 1826), "Der arme Thoms" [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 Johann Georg Bratsch (1817 - 1887), "Der arme Thomas", op. 19 (3 Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1852 [ voice and piano ], Mainz, Schott [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Ferdinand Gumbert (1818 - 1896), "Der arme Taugenichts", op. 34 (5 Lieder für Sopran (oder Tenor) mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1850 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Offenbach, André [sung text not yet checked]

Set in a modified version by Alexander Julius Paul Dorn, Karl Friedrich Zelter.

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Set in a modified version by Joh. Chr. Jusdorf, Nikolaus, Freiherr von Krufft.

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Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2025-06-21
Line count: 30
Word count: 124

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