by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)
Todeslust
Language: German (Deutsch)
Bevor er in die blaue Flut gesunken, Träumt noch der Schwan und singet todestrunken; Die sommermüde Erde im Verblühen Läßt all ihr Feuer in den Trauben glühen; Die Sonne, Funken spühend, im Versinken, Gibt noch einmal der Erde Glut zu trinken, Bis, Stern auf Stern, die Trunkne zu umfangen, Die wunderbare Nacht ist aufgegangen.
Text Authorship:
- by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Todeslust", appears in Gedichte, in 6. Geistliche Gedichte [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 Lennart Hedwall (b. 1932), "Todeslust", 1952-4 [ voice and piano ], from Acht Lieder, no. 8 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Bertold Hummel (1925 - 2002), "Todeslust", op. 88b no. 5, published 1988, from Fünf Lieder nach Gedichten von Joseph von Eichendorff, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Lili Hutterstrasser-Scheidl (1882 - 1942), as Hans Lio, "Todeslust", published 1908 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder, no. 3, Wien, Doblinger [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Giselher Wolfgang Klebe (1925 - 2009), "Todeslust", op. 38 (Fünf Lieder) no. 1, published 1962 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Klaus Miehling (b. 1963), "Todeslust", op. 37 no. 1 (1992), published 2013 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder nach Joseph von Eichendorff, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Reinhard Schwarz-Schilling (1904 - 1985), "Todeslust", 1944 [sung text checked 1 time]
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Word count: 54