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Im Herbst kreist [einsam]1 überm grauen Weiher Von Schnee bereift ein alter Silberreiher. Ich stehe einsam an des Weihers Strand, Die Hand am Blick, und äuge stumm ins Land.
1 added by Uray.
Authorship
- by Alfred Henschke (1890 - 1928) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
- a text in Chinese (中文) by Li-Tai-Po (701 - 762), "白鹭鹚"
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by Volkmar Andreae (1879 - 1962), "Der Silberreiher", op. 37 no. 8, published 1931? [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Kurt Brüggemann (1908 - 2002), "Der Silberreiher", published 1923, from Die Ferne Flöte, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Rudolf) Walther Hirschberg (1889 - 1960), "Der Silberreiher", op. 47b (Acht Lieder) no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Artur Immisch (1902 - 1949), "Der Silberreiher", published 2006 [ voice and piano ], from Vier chinesische Lieder nach Li-Tai-Po, Nachdichtungen von Klabund, no. 3, Kelkheim, Yin Yang Media Verlag [sung text not yet checked]
- by Josef Schelb (1894 - 1977), "Der Silberreiher", from 5 Lieder nach altchinesischen Texten, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ernst Ludwig Uray (1906 - 1988), "Der Silberreiher" [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CHI Chinese (中文) (Fan Yang) , "大意", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The silver heron", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2007-08-17
Line count: 4
Word count: 29
Over the grey lagoon in autumn, An old silver heron, hoary with snow, circles [all alone]1. I stand alone at the pond's edge, My hand shading my eyes, and gaze mutely into the landscape.
1 for the Uray text.
Authorship
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2008 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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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Alfred Henschke (1890 - 1928)
- a text in Chinese (中文) by Li-Tai-Po (701 - 762), "白鹭鹚"
This text was added to the website: 2008-09-12
Line count: 4
Word count: 34