by Anna (Nuhn) Ritter (1865 - 1921)
Altarbild
Language: German (Deutsch)
Und ob du nimmer mir im Leben Begegnen magst, ein lichter Schein Wird ewig diesen Tag umschweben. Ein Bild auf Goldgrund wird es sein, Zu dem wir fromm die Augen heben In der Erinnerung Kämmerlein.
Confirmed with Anna Ritter, Befreiung. Neue Gedichte, Fünfte Auflage, Stuttgart: J.G. Cotta'sche Buchhandlung Nachfolger, 1900, page 94.
Authorship:
- by Anna (Nuhn) Ritter (1865 - 1921), "Altarbild", appears in Befreiung. Neue Gedichte, in 4. Fremdes Leben, no. 16 [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 Hermann von Glenck (1883 - 1952), "Altarbild", 1911 [ bass and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Altarpiece", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Et si jamais plus de la vie", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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