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by Conrad Ferdinand Meyer (1825 - 1898)

Wo weiss die Landquart durch die Tannen...
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Wo weiss die Landquart durch die Tannen schäumt,
Irrt unbekümmert ich um Weg und Zeit,
Da stand ein grauer Turm, wie hingeträumt
In ungebrochne Waldeseinsamkeit.
Ich sah mich um und frug: "Wie heisst das Schloss?"
Ein bucklig Mütterlein, das Kräuter brach;
Da [grollte]1 sie, die jedes Wort verdross:
"Fragmirnichtnach."

Ich schritt hinan; im Hof ein Brünnlein scholl,
Durch den verwachsnen Torweg drang ich ein,
Ein dünnes kühles Rieseln überquoll
Auf einer Gruft den schwarzbemoosten Stein.
Ich beugte mich nach des Verschollnen Spur,
Entziffernd, was des Steines Inschrift sprach,
Nicht Zahl, nicht Namen - ein Begehren nur:
Frag mir nicht nach!

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Confirmed with Conrad Ferdinand Meyer, Gedichte, Leipzig: H. Haessel, 1882. Appears in 3. An den Bergen, page 98.

1 in another edition: "murrte"

Text Authorship:

  • by Conrad Ferdinand Meyer (1825 - 1898), "Frag mir nicht nach", appears in Gedichte, in 3. An den Bergen [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 Julius Weismann (1879 - 1950), "Burg Fragmirnichtnach", op. 4 (Zehn Lieder) no. 10 (1900/1) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

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This text was added to the website: 2007-07-24
Line count: 16
Word count: 100

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