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by Thelyma Nelly Helene Branco (1818 - 1894), as Dilia Helena

Du lehrtest mich die Lieder singen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Du lehrtest mich die Lieder singen,
Du hauchest den Gesang mir ein,
Du leihst der Seele höhre Schwingen;
Wer giebt mir Lieder? du allein.

In dir empfind' ich nur das Leben,
Du rufst die Seele aus dem Nichts,
Du giebst mir Glauben, giebst mir Streben,
Trägst mich hinauf in's Reich des Lichts.

O sage mir, mein hoher Meister,
Was ich dir opfernd weihen mag!
Im unermessnen Reich der Geister
Zieht dir, nur dir mein Wesen nach.

Befiehl, ich gehe in's Verderben,
In Nacht und Graus und Tod hinein;
Dir will ich tausend Tode sterben,
Du giebst mir tausendfaches Sein.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Thelyma Nelly Helene Branco (1818 - 1894), as Dilia Helena, "Alles in dir" [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 Linke , "Du lehrtest mich die Lieder singen", op. 3 (Zwanzig Lieder meist im Volkston) no. 20, published 1876 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kahnt [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2008-09-14
Line count: 16
Word count: 99

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