Schnee liegt im Land Und still ist's auf der Erde. Gib mir noch deine Hand, Bevor ich gehen werde. Gib mir noch deinen Blick, Bevor die Sterne schwinden. Ich kehre nicht zurück, Und niemand wird mich finden. Gib mir noch deinen Mund; Er glühte einst so heiß. Mein Herz ist alt und wund, Und drauß der Schnee so weiß! Leg' an dein Brautgewand, Bevor ich gehen werde. Schnee liegt im Land Und still ist's auf der Erde.
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Confirmed with Frührot. Der Tag, Stuttgart: Axel Juncker Verlag, 1906. This collection is Band III of Axel Junckers Sammlung moderner deutscher Lyric. Appears in Der Tag, in Der Morgen, page 104.
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Text Authorship:
- by Hans Reinhart (1880 - 1963), no title, appears in Frührot -- Der Tag: Gedichte, in Der Morgen [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 Heinz Hanitsch (1885 - 1942), "Schnee liegt im Land", published 1920 [ voice and piano ], from Fünf Lieder, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Peter Otto Schneider (1901 - 1981), "Schnee", 1937 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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