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Dein Herz ist wie die Nacht so hell, Ich kann es sehn - Du denkst an mich - es bleiben alle Sterne stehn. Und wie der Mond von Gold dein Leib Dahin so schnell Von weit er scheint.
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Confirmed with Else Lasker-Schüler, Werke und Briefe. Kritische Ausgabe, herausgegeben von Norbert Oellers, Heinze Rölleke und Itta Shedletzky, Band 1 Gedichte, bearbeitet von Karl Jürgen Skrodzki unter Mitarbeit von Norbert Oellers, Frankfurt am Main: Jüdischer Verlag im Suhrkamp Verlag, 1996, page 130.
Text Authorship:
- by Else Lasker-Schüler (1869 - 1945), "Von weit", appears in Meine Wunder, first published 1911 [author's text checked 2 times 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 Peter Bares (1936 - 2014), "Von weit", op. 376 (1964), first performed 1964 [ baritone and harp ], from Lieder zur Harfe, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gerhard Braun (1932 - 2016), "Von weit", 1994 [ voice, recorder, percussion ], from Es stieg aus allen Dingen. Fünf Lieder für Singstimme, Blockflöte und Schlagzeug, no. 4, Karlsruhe, Flautando [sung text not yet checked]
- by Benedikt Burghardt (b. 1960), "Von weit", 1986, first performed 1992 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Drei Lieder, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Laurent Cuniot (b. 1957), "Von weit", 2001 [ mixed chorus and instrumental ensemble ], from Ihm, eine Hymne pour 6 voix et 7 instruments, no. 2, Paris, G. Billaudot [sung text not yet checked]
- by Arthur Dangel (b. 1931), "Von weit", op. 57 no. 5 (1991) [ alto and piano ], from Else-Zyklus II - Sechzehn Lieder mit Gedichten von Else Lasker-Schüler aus «Meine Wunder», no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Thorsten W Hansen (b. 1987), "Von weit I", 2012-2013 [ soprano and piano ], from Meine Wunder I. Lieder für Sopran und Klavier, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Thorsten W Hansen (b. 1987), "Von weit II", 2017, first performed 2017 [ chorus and piano ], from Meine Wunder II. 4 Lieder für Chor und Klavier, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Rudolf Kornberger (b. 1920), "Von weit", 1966-1993 [ voice and piano ], from Meinwärts. Liederzyklus , no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Tilo Medek (1940 - 2006), "Von weit", 1968, first performed 1969 [ medium voice and orchestra or piano ], from Meine Wunder. Acht Gesänge für mittlere Singstimme und Kammerorchester, no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Dieter Nathow (1937 - 2004), "Von weit", 1996 [ soprano and piano ], from Vier Lieder für Sopran und Klavier, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Peter-Michael Riehm (1947 - 2007), "Von weit", 1974-1976 [ soprano and piano ], from Sieben Lieder »Es ist ein Weinen in der Welt« für Sopran und Klavier, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Sybil Westendorp (1910 - 1999), "Von weit", 1978 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "De loin", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Karl Bellenberg [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2012-11-09
Line count: 6
Word count: 36
Your heart is as bright as the night, I can see it -- You think of me -- all the stars stand still. And like the moon, your body is of gold, So ephemeral It shines from afar.
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Translations of title(s):
"Von weit" = "From afar"
"Von weit I" = "From afar I"
"Von weit II" = "From afar II"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2024 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Else Lasker-Schüler (1869 - 1945), "Von weit", appears in Meine Wunder, first published 1911
This text was added to the website: 2024-08-17
Line count: 6
Word count: 36