sometimes misattributed to Christian Reinhold (1813 - 1856) and by Felix Reinhold Köstlin (1842 - 1867)
Die Wolken
Language: German (Deutsch)
Rasch wie die Pfeile zieh'n sie dahin, Ach! Dass du wüsstest, wie weit und wohin[!] Flögest so gerne von hinnen! Leicht wie der Vogel im luftigen Raum, Flögest du dort in der Wolke Saum, Leben und Licht zu gewinnen!
Note: the text is misattributed to C. Köstlin on the score, but is likely by Lang's son Felix.
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
Authorship:
- sometimes misattributed to Christian Reinhold (1813 - 1856)
- by Felix Reinhold Köstlin (1842 - 1867) [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 Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Die Wolken", op. 25 (Sechs Lieder) no. 5, published 1860 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig: Friedrich Kistner [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) (Harald Krebs) , "The clouds", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Les nuages", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Le nuvole", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2006-12-11
Line count: 6
Word count: 39