by Johannes "Hans" Steiger (1889 - 1943?)
Weißt du
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: FRE
Weißt du Daß der sonnenmüde, Nachtstille Garten Meine Wehmut liebt? Sieh! - Er hängt die schwarzen Tücher Der Trauerweiden Tief über die weissen Laternen... Die mir so wehtun. - Fühlst du - Sein feuchtes Mooshaar? - Es hat Die Nacht mit mir geweint... ... Liebste!...
Text Authorship:
- by Johannes "Hans" Steiger (1889 - 1943?) [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 Erwin Schulhoff (1894 - 1942), "Weißt du", op. 12 no. 3, WV 30 (1913) [voice, violin, piano], from Drei Stimmungsbilder, no. 3, confirmed with a CD booklet [ sung text verified 2 times]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Sais-tu", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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