by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914)
Ährenwald
Language: German (Deutsch)
Wie dicht ein Wald aus Ähren ist, wie dicht und doch zugleich wie licht! Kein Buchenwald ist also hell, kein Birkenhain so schattenlos, wie unterm goldigen Gewell des weiten Felds sein stiller Schoß.
Text Authorship:
- by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Ähren-Wald" [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 Willy Burkhard (1900 - 1955), "Ährenwald", op. 36 no. 1 (1932) [soprano, violin, violoncello, and piano], from Herbst, no. 1. [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-07-28
Line count: 9
Word count: 33