by Stefan George (1868 - 1933)
Mild und trüb
Language: German (Deutsch)
Mild und trüb Ist mir fern Saum und fahrt Mein geschick. Sturm und herbst Mit dem tod Glanz und mai Mit dem glück. Was ich tat Was ich litt Was ich sann Was ich bin: Wie ein brand Der verraucht Wie ein sang Der verklingt.
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Text Authorship:
- by Stefan George (1868 - 1933), "Nacht-Gesang I", appears in Die Lieder von Traum und Tod [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 Hans Erich Apostel (1901 - 1972), "Nachtgesang I", op. 15 (Drei Gesänge) no. 1 (1948) [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Michael Brough (b. 1960), "Nacht-gesang", op. 22 (Neun Lieder und Gesänge) no. 9 (2006) [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
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- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Albert Dreyfus ; composed by Catherine Urner.
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