by Gertrud Emily Borngräber, née von Schlieben (1873 - 1939), as Gerda von Robertus
Kythere
Language: German (Deutsch)
Der Rosen Düfte liebeatmend schwingen in weichen Wellen, die wie Brüste beben, sich zu uns über purpurblaue Meere. Ganz ferne, feiner Äolsharfen klingen. Die Barke, Liebster, lenk und lass uns streben gen Aphrodites Inselreich: Kythere.
Text Authorship:
- by Gertrud Emily Borngräber, née von Schlieben (1873 - 1939), as Gerda von Robertus [author's text not yet checked 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 Rudi Stephan (1887 - 1915), "Kythere", 1913, published 1921, from Ich will dir singen ein Hohelied, no. 1. [ sung text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2011-10-22
Line count: 7
Word count: 35