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by Max Dauthendey (1867 - 1918)

Sacht ein letzter weißer Klang
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Sacht ein letzter weißer Klang
Schwingt in schmalem, dünnem Bogen
Über lavadunklen Bergen
Und
Verklingt.

Schmal in grauem Schweigen
Zieht auf dünnen Nebeladern
Blaß ein Schatten in die Schatten.

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Confirmed with Max Dauthendey, Gesammelte Werke in 6 Bänden, Band 4: Lyrik und kleinere Versdichtungen. Ultra Violett: Einsame Poesien , München, Albert Langen, 1925, page 50.


Text Authorship:

  • by Max Dauthendey (1867 - 1918), no title, appears in Ultra Violett. Einsame Poesien, in Blanke Nächte, in Schwindender Mond, no. 14, first published 1893 [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 Josef Schelb (1894 - 1977), "Schwindender Mond", from 3 Lieder nach Gedichten von Max Dauthendey, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Dr. Albert Schelb

This text was added to the website: 2008-03-10
Line count: 8
Word count: 29

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