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by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914)

Wo bist du –…
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Wo bist du, süße Blume meiner Tage?
Ich strecke müde, glückverlangende Hände
nach deinem holden Kelche aus?
Wo bist du –
daß ich das keusche, sammetweiche Haupt
dir küsse?
Wo bist du –
daß der Falter meiner Seele
an deiner Blüte Staub
sich neu vergolde?
Ich dürste, hungere nach deinem Duft!
Wo birgst du deine Schönheit?
Welcher Garten des Paradieses
umfriedet deine Pracht?
Wo bist du – bist du –
süße Blume meiner Tage?

Confirmed with Christian Morgenstern , Gesammelte Werke, Null Papier Verlag, 2016, p.532


Text Authorship:

  • by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Wo bist du" [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 James Martin Simon (1880 - 1944), "Wo bist du –…" [ voice and piano ], Eine Frage, die ich nicht nur vom 1.-3. Juli 33 stellte, James' [sung text not yet checked]

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This text was added to the website: 2024-08-17
Line count: 16
Word count: 74

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