Fatme
(Vom Balcone)
 Wenn der letzte Saum des Tages
 In den Arm der Nacht gesunken
 Und der Ruf der zehnten Stunde
 Von dem Minaret erschallt;
 Dann im Laubengang der Myrthen,
 Wo die rothen Rosen duften,
 Darfst du meine Küsse fragen,
 Ob dir Fatme nahe sey.

About the headline (FAQ)

Klein's incipit is given as "Wann der letzte Saum des Tages" ; further changes may exist not noted.

Text Authorship:

• by Heinrich Stieglitz (1801 - 1849), no title, appears in Bilder des Orients, in Liebe, in Ali und Fatme, no. 3 [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 Niels Wilhelm Gade (1817 - 1890), "Wenn der letzte Saum des Tages", op. 24 (Bilder des Orients. 5 Sange) no. 5 (1852) [sung text not yet checked]
• by Adolf Jensen (1837 - 1879), "Wenn der letzte Saum des Tages" [sung text checked 1 time]
• by Bernhard (Joseph) Klein (1793 - 1832), "Asra an Motaleb", published 1836 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2010-10-10
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Word count: 45