Jüngst kehrte ich zurücke Aus fernen, fremden Landen. Hab lang auf der alten Brücke In Nacht und Sturm gestanden. Der Mond schien weiß auf den Weiler, Das Wasser rauschte vorbei. Der Wind pfiff durch die Pfeiler Eine traurige Melodei. Die Wellen rauschten und rauschten Wohl zu des Windes Wehen. All meine Sinne lauschten, Mußt' immer hinuntersehen. Mußt' denken an jene Stunde, Dereinst ich von dir schied. - Gibst du mir letzte Kunde, Du alt vergessenes Lied?
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Text Authorship:
- by Hans Reinhart (1880 - 1963), "Der Nachtwandler", subtitle: "Auf der alten Brücke" [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 Georg Haeser (1865 - 1945), "Auf der alten Brücke", op. 41 (Vierzehn Gedichte von Hans Reinhart) no. 11, published 1929 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Peter Otto Schneider (1901 - 1981), "Auf der alten Brücke", 1950 [ voice, flute, viola, and violoncello ], from Fünf Lieder nach Gedichten von Hans Reinhart, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
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