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by Theodor Fontane (1819 - 1898)

Der Gast
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  FRE
Das Kind ist krank [zum Sterben]1,
Die Lampe gibt trägen Schein,
Die Mutter spricht: „Mir ist es,
Als wären wir nicht allein.“

Der Vater sucht zu lächeln,
Doch im Herzen [pocht's]2 ihm bang;
Stiller wird's und stiller --
Die Nacht [ist]3 gar zu lang.

Nun scheint der Tag [ins]4 Fenster,
Die [Vögel]5 singen so klar;
[Die beiden wußten lange,
Wer der Gast gewesen war.]2

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   J. Marx 

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Confirmed with Gedichte von Theodor Fontane, 12.-14. Aufl., J.G. Cotta’sche Buchhandlung Nachfolger, Stuttgart und Berlin 1908, page 19.

1 Marx: "zu sterben"
2 Marx: "wird"
3 Marx: "war"
4 Marx: "durchs"
5 Marx: "Vöglein"
2 Marx: "Die Beiden wußten es lange,/ wer Gast gewesen war."

Text Authorship:

  • by Theodor Fontane (1819 - 1898), "Der Gast", written 1854 [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 Henriette Jacoba van Heukelom-van den Brandeler (1884 - 1985), "Der Gast" [ alto and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Hugo Wilhelm Ludwig Kaun (1863 - 1932), "Der Gast", op. 46 (Sechs Lieder) no. 2, published 1903 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Joseph Marx (1882 - 1964), "Der Gast", 1907, published 1912 [ medium voice, piano ], in Lieder und Gesänge, II. Folge, Nr.16 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Othmar Schoeck (1886 - 1957), "Der Gast", WoO. 9 (1903) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "L'invité", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2007-06-08
Line count: 12
Word count: 70

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