Finsternisse fallen dichter auf Gebirg und Stadt und Tal. Doch schon flimmern kleine Lichter tief aus den Fenstern ohne Zahl. Immer klarer, immer milder, längs des Stroms gebognem Lauf blinken irdische Sternenbilder nun zu himmlischen hinauf.
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Authorship:
- by Hans Carossa (1878 - 1956) [author's text not yet checked 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 Gottfried von Einem (1918 - 1996), "Finsternisse fallen dichter", op. 19 (Sieben Lieder nach verschiedenen Dichtern) no. 4 (1954-6), published 1957 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
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