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by Friedrich Hermann Frey (1839 - 1911), as Martin Greif

Ich lag auf der Wiese
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Ich lag auf der Wiese
Am plaudernden Bach,
Es hielt sein Gemurmel
Die Augen mir wach.

Da hat er mir Märchen
Gar seltsam vertraut,
Was tief in den Klüften
Er Alles geschaut.

Von Schätzen und Kronen
Im finsteren Berg,
Von Geistern und Gnomen
Und munter'm Gezwerg.

Und über dem Lauschen
Und Horchen hinein
Und alle dem Rauschen
Da schlummert ich ein.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Hermann Frey (1839 - 1911), as Martin Greif, "Der Bache (Der Zufriedene)", appears in Gedichte, in Lieder [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 Johannes Smith (flourished 1893), "Der Zufriedene am Bach", op. 9 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1893 [ voice and piano ], Bremen, Praeger & Meier [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Julius Weismann (1879 - 1950), "Der Zufriedene", op. 44 (Neun Lieder) no. 5 (1904/8) [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-04-27
Line count: 16
Word count: 61

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