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Von stillem Ort, Von kühler Statt Nahm ich mit fort Ein Efeublatt. Ein Requiem Tönt leis und matt, So oft ich nehm Zur Hand das Blatt. Wenn aller Schmerz Geendet hat, Legt mir aufs Herz Das Efeublatt.
Authorship
- by Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874) [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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- by Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874), "Angedenken", op. 3 no. 2 (1854), from Trauer und Trost, no. 2. [text verified 1 time]
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- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , title 1: "Remembrance", copyright ©
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 37
From a quiet place, from a cool place, I carried away an ivy leaf. I hear a requiem, soft and weak, whenever I pick up that leaf. When all my sorrow has ended, lay this leaf upon my heart.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874)
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 39