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Sieh in mein verwandertes Gesicht ..... Tiefer beugen sich die Sterne Sieh in mein verwandertes Gesicht. Alle meine Blumenwege Führen auf dunkle Gewässer, Geschwister, die sich tödlich stritten. Greise sind die Sterne geworden .... Sieh in mein verwandertes Gesicht.
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Text Authorship:
- by Else Lasker-Schüler (1869 - 1945), "Das Lied meines Lebens" [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 Peter Bares (1936 - 2014), "Das Lied meines Lebens", op. 324 (1962) [ baritone and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Peter Bares (1936 - 2014), "Das Lied meines Lebens", op. 377 (1964), first performed 1964 [ baritone and harp ], from Lieder zur Harfe, no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Elisabeth Dohmen (b. 1958), "Das Lied meines Lebens", 1994 [ female voice and synthesizer ], from Lieder für Frauenstimme und Syntesizer, no. 10 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Lutz-Werner Hesse (b. 1955), "Das Lied meines Lebens", op. 82 no. 2 (2019), first performed 2019 [ reciter, mezzo-soprano, chorus, orchestra ], from »Ich habe dich gewählt...« Symphonisches Gedicht Nr. 2 für Sprecher, Mezzosopran, Chor und großes Orchester, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Dorothea Hofmann (b. 1961), "Sieh!", 2018, first performed 2019 [ mezzo-soprano and alto flute ], from Immerblau. Vier Lieder für Mezzosopran und Altflöte, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wilhelm Rettich (1892 - 1988), "Das Lied meines Lebens", op. 26a no. 7 [ voice and piano ], from Else Lasker-Schüler Zyklus , no. 7, Book II -- Lieder [sung text not yet checked]
- by Bernhard Rövenstrunck (1920 - 2010), "Das Lied meines Lebens", 1957 [ soprano and viola ], from Vier Lieder für Sopran und Viola, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Christian Immo Schneider (b. 1935), "Das Lied meines Lebens", 1986/2005 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from 54 Lieder für Mezzosopran und Klavier, no. 9 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Frank Scholzen (b. 1968), "Das Lied meines Lebens", 1993 [ high voice and instrumental ensemble ], from Komposition für hohe Singstimme und sieben Instrumente (mit Dirigent), no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gil Shohat (b. 1973), "Das Lied meines Lebens", 2000, first performed 2002 [ soprano, chorus, orchestra ], from Eine deutsche Symphonie = Symphony No. 5 nach Gedichten von Else Lasker-Schüler for Soprano, Child’s Voice, Choir and Orchestra. »The Portrait of Else Lasker-Schüler«, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Sybil Westendorp (1910 - 1999), "Das Lied meines Lebens", 1978 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2022-05-19
Line count: 8
Word count: 39
See in my wander-weary face …. The stars bend deeper See in my wander-weary face. All of my flowered paths Lead toward dark waters, Siblings who fought to the death. The stars have become elders … See in my wander-weary face.
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Translations of titles:
"Das Lied meines Lebens" = "The Song of my Life"
"Sieh!" = "See!"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2026 by Michael P Rosewall, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Else Lasker-Schüler (1869 - 1945), "Das Lied meines Lebens"
This text was added to the website: 2026-08-05
Line count: 8
Word count: 41