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by Gottfried August Bürger (1747 - 1794)

Trauerstille
Language: German (Deutsch) 
O wie öde, sonder Freudenschall,
Schweigen nun Paläste mir, wie Hütten,
Flur und Hain, so munter einst durchschritten,
Und der Wonnesitz am Wasserfall!

Todeshauch verwehte deinen Hall,
Melodie der Liebesred' und Bitten,
Welche mir in Ohr und Seele glitten
Wie der Flötenton der Nachtigall. 

Leere Hoffnung! nach der Abendröthe
Meines Lebens einst im Ulmenhain
Süß in Schlaf durch dich gelullt zu sein! 

Aber nun, o milde Liebesflöte,
Wecke mich beim letzten Morgenschein
Lieblich statt der schmetternden Trompete.

Text Authorship:

  • by Gottfried August Bürger (1747 - 1794), "Trauerstille", appears in Lyrische Gedichte, first published 1789 [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 Pfitzner (1869 - 1949), "Trauerstille", op. 26 (5 Lieder) no. 4 (1916) [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Birgit Gantenberg

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 14
Word count: 77

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