by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875)
Bei Tagesanbruch
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: FRE
"Sage doch, wird es denn heute nicht Tag? es dämmert so lange,
Und schon zu Hunderten, horch! singen die Lerchen im Feld."
Immer ja saugt ihr lichtbegieriges Auge die ersten
Strahlen hinweg, und so wächset nur langsam der Tag.
Text Authorship:
- by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875), "Bei Tagesanbruch" [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 Kurt Schwertsik (b. 1935), "Bei Tagesanbruch", op. 89 no. 2 (2004), from Bei Tagesanbruch, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Au lever du jour", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2007-07-03
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Word count: 39