by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914)
Vor Sonnenaufgang
Language: German (Deutsch)
Raben halten wo im Alpenwald Gericht . . . Durch den Raum hin schwebt im Morgenlicht geisterleis der mütterliche Ball . . . Raben schrein im geisterstummen All . . .
Text Authorship:
- by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Vor Sonnenaufgang" [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 Heinz Holliger (b. 1939), "Vor Sonnenaufgang", 1956/7, rev. 2003 [ soprano and piano or orchestra ], from Sechs Lieder nach Gedichten von Christian Morgenstern, no. 5, Schott [sung text not yet checked]
- by Joop Voorn (1932 - 2021), "Vor Sonnenaufgang", 1990, from Zeven liederen op gedichten van Christian Morgenstern, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-08-01
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Word count: 32