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by Stefan George (1868 - 1933)

Willst du noch länger auf den kahlen...
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Willst du noch länger auf den kahlen böden
Nach frühern vollen farben spähn ·
Auf früchte warten in den fahlen öden
Und ähren von verdrängten sommern mähn?
Bescheide dich wenn nur im schattenschleier
Mild schimmernd du genossene fülle schaust
Und durch die müden lüfte ein befreier
Der wind der weiten zärtlich um uns braust.
Und sieh! die tage die wie wunden brannten
In unsrer vorgeschichte schwinden schnell ...
Doch alle dinge die wir blumen nannten
Versammeln sich am toten quell.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Stefan George (1868 - 1933), no title, appears in Das Jahr der Seele, in Traurige Tänze, no. 32 [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 Rob Du Bois (b. 1934), "Willst du noch länger", from Drei traurige Tänze, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Rudi Spring (b. 1962), "Trauriger Tanz", op. 99 no. 4 (2021) [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Spiegelbild und Doppellicht, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2008-07-05
Line count: 12
Word count: 79

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