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by Hugo Hofmann, Edler von Hofmannsthal (1874 - 1929)

Ich lösch das Licht
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Ich lösch das Licht
Mit purpurner Hand,
Streif ab die Welt
Wie ein buntes Gewand

Und tauch ins Dunkel
Nackt und allein:
Das tiefe Reich
Wird mein, ich sein.

Groß' Wunder huschen
Durch Dickicht hin,
Quelladern springen
Im tiefsten Sinn,

O spräng noch manche,
Ich käm in' Kern,
Ins Herz der Welt
Allem nah, allem fern.

Text Authorship:

  • by Hugo Hofmann, Edler von Hofmannsthal (1874 - 1929) [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 Maria de Alvear , "Ich lösch das Licht", 1980, first performed 1980 [ 2 female voices and 3 timpani ] [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2026-05-08
Line count: 16
Word count: 56

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