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by Stefan George (1868 - 1933)

Worte trügen · worte fliehen ·
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Worte trügen · worte fliehen ·
Nur das lied ergreift die seele ·
Wenn ich dennoch dich verfehle
Sei mein mangel mir verziehen.
Lass mich wie das kind der wiesen
Wie das kind der dörfer singen ·
Aus den sälen will ich dringen
Aus dem fabelreich der riesen.
Höhne meine sanfte plage!
Einmal muss ich doch gestehen
Dass ich dich im traum gesehen
Und seit dem im busen trage.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Stefan George (1868 - 1933), no title, appears in Das Buch der Sagen und Sänge, in Sänge eines fahrenden Spielmanns, no. 1 [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 Reine Colaço Osorio-Swaab (1881 - 1971), "Worte trügen · worte fliehen", published 1935, from Sänge eines fahrenden Spielmanns, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Hilde Kocher-Klein (1894 - 1975), "Worte trügen, Worte fliehen", op. 62 (Vier Lieder für Sopran, Geige und Klavier) no. 1 [ soprano, violin, and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Cyril Meir Scott (1879 - 1970), "Prelude: Worte trügen · Worte Fliehen", 1899, first performed 1980 [ voice and piano ], from Sänge eines fahrenden Spielmanns, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2008-07-11
Line count: 12
Word count: 69

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