by Karl (or Carl) Busse (1872 - 1918)
Das stille Königreich
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): FRE
Es gibt ein stilles Königreich, ist keinem Land der Erde gleich, liegt über Wolken und Winden. O weh, wer wird es finden? Und wer es findt, ich sag es dir: Wer so in Sehnsucht lebt wie wir.
Authorship
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by Alban Maria Johannes Berg (1885 - 1935), "Das stille Königreich", 1908 [ voice and piano ], from Jugendlieder, Vol. II (1904-08), no. 78 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Philippine Schick (1893 - 1970), "Das stille Königreich", op. 12 no. 1 (1924), first performed 1925 [ bass or baritone and piano ], from Lieder der Sehsucht, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Le royaume silencieux", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Virginia Knight
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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