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by Johannes Robert Becher (1891 - 1958)

Genesung
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Am Fenster sitzend und schon im Genesen, 
Kehrt in mich wieder alles das zurück, 
Was einst gehörte mit zu meinem Wesen, 
Unsäglich Leid und manch verträumtes Glück.  

Und ich kann lesen  --  o darf wieder lesen! 
Ich lese jeden Satz, als wär's ein Stück 
Aus jenem Werk der Schöpfung, auserlesen, 
Ein Lesestück  --  o welch ein Leseglück . . . 

Ein wenig fremd und fern noch alles das, 
Wie Sonnenflimmern und wie wehend Glas, 
Und Straßen, blicke ich entlang die Sätze, 
Und manche weiten sich und werden Plätze . . . 

Und so, so war es damals, als ich las  --  
Da spürte ich, daß lesend ich genas.

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Confirmed with Johannes Robert Becher, Werke in drei Bänden, no city: Aufbau-Verlag, 1976, pages 513 - 514. Appears in Gedichte.


Text Authorship:

  • by Johannes Robert Becher (1891 - 1958), "Genesung" [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 Hanns Eisler (1898 - 1962), "Genesung", 1957 [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2020-03-23
Line count: 14
Word count: 105

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